Got up early again this morning for the second day of the conjunction. Cloud cover was pretty extensive this morning. Fortunately just enough of the east-southeastern sky was clear for a while before menacing dark clouds moved in from the south, forcing an early end to the session... and I was on time for work.
The photograph (click to enlarge) below was taken on Dec 11 2006 at 0616h LT (Dec 10, 2216h UTC). Exposure settings on Nikon Coolpix 5400: 8s, f/4.6, ISO 100. Fast moving Mercury's separated from Jupiter by a third of a degree.

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