{"id":124,"date":"2005-06-24T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-24T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2005\/06\/24\/saturn_venus_an\/"},"modified":"2005-06-24T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2005-06-24T22:00:00","slug":"saturn_venus_an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2005\/06\/24\/saturn_venus_an\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturn, Venus and Mercury Conjunction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s been a triple-conjunction in the works the past couple weeks. Saturn, Venus and Mercury have been edging closer to each other. On the way back from a trip to Oklahoma, we spotted the trio forming a nice line along the ecliptic at sunset about 50 miles outside Flagstaff. I wish I could have stopped and grabbed a picture with the silhouette of the San Francisco Peaks cupping the sight. But I did manage to get a shot a few days later on Friday, June 24th.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2005\/img2005062705_Conjunction.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2005\/img2005062705_TH.jpg\" border=1 color=ffffff><\/a><br \/>\nLeft to right: Saturn, Venus and Mercury. The star, Pollux, sits just right of center. 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