Venus, crescent Moon and Mercury

Late March in 2004 saw some nice planetary alignments. Around the 23rd, you could see Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the sky at twilight, together with a crescent Moon. With a clear horizon, you could also see Mercury low down in the west. This shot was taken from a nearby field 7:15pm on 24 March, and shows Venus, a crescent Moon with earthshine, and low down near the right-hand side you can see a tiny dot -- Mercury. See if you can spot it! When Lee took this picture, she couldn't see Mercury with the naked eye at all.

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