The young crescent moon occulted Mercury today...as seen from the mountains of southern New Mexico.

First photo is a telephoto shot of the moon only a minute after it uncovered our innermost planet. This was taken in bright twilight as a wind and dust storm was easing up.

Second photo is a wider angle shot ten minutes later that includes Venus in the bottom third of the frame. The evening twilight sky colors are pallid because of the dust storm clouds billowing a mile below me on the floor of the Tularosa basin.

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Sufi Master

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Once a man came to me and spoke for hours about his great visions of God he felt he was having he asked me for confirmation saying are these wondrous dreams true?

I replied: How many goats do you have?

He looked surprised and said: I'm speaking of sublime visions and you ask about goats?

And I spoke again saying yes brother how many do you have?
Well, Hafiz, I have 62.

And how many wives?
Again he looked surprised
Then said: four

How many rose bushes in your garden?
How many children?
Are your parents still alive?
Do you feed the birds in winter?
And to all he answered

Then I said: You asked me if I thought your Visions were true

I would say that they were if they make you become more human, more kind to every creature and plant that you know.

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