Three planets in the evening sky, as seen from the mountains of southern New Mexico. (Evening of 21 February.)

See the 2nd graphic for a finder chart from planetarium sky simulation software.

These three planets are very different in brightness, but the differences in sky background surrounding each planet ends up making them all appear roughly the same brightness in the photo. Venus is brightest, followed by Mercury, with Saturn the faintest of the three.

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Three planets in the evening sky, as seen from the mountains of southern New Mexico. (Evening of 21 February.)

See the 2nd graphic for a finder chart from planetarium sky simulation software.

These three planets are very different in brightness, but the differences in sky background surrounding each planet ends up making them all appear roughly the same brightness in the photo. Venus is brightest, followed by Mercury, with Saturn the faintest of the three.

#Astronomy #Planets #Saturn #Venus #Mercury #Photography #Astrophotography #Evening #Twilight #Pisces #Cetus