The line of the waxing crescent Moon (then 2 days old), above prominent Mercury (then approaching its greatest elongation away from the Sun on Jan. 23), and just-visible Jupiter at bottom right about to set (and then approaching its conjunction behind the Sun on Jan. 28). This is a single shot with the 135mm lens and Canon EOS Ra.
The trio of Jupiter (highest and brightest), Saturn (at lower right and dimmest), and Mercury (at lower left) in the evening twilight on January 10, 2021. Mercury was a magnitude and a half brighter than Saturn, and did appear so this night as it was higher than the night beforn. Jupiter was naked eye, and Mercury barely so but only knowing just where to look. But Saturn was a challenge even in binoculars, as it was in and out of view. This is a single exposure with the 200mm Canon lens and Canon EOS Ra. I shot this from home in Alberta at latitude 51° N, so the planets were very low. I added labels to this version.
