Just a heads up for the early part of November 2020.

BF Hammer

Senior Member
About the 7-8 of November Mercury will be in the sky near Venus before sunrise and about as high as it will be over the horizon. Stellarium is showing this as a possible photo-op. These screen-shots are frozen at about 5:45 am at my location and you would be smart to check in Stellarium with your location for the ideal time pre-dawn.

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Then on top of that on the morning of the 13th (and only that morning) the moon will be in-between Venus and Mercury.

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What will be particularly interesting is that the moon is only 1 day removed from New phase, so just a hint of a crescent if we zoom in. It should make an awesome photo with the planets. If your local weather allows for it.

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BF Hammer

Senior Member
In true Friday the 13th spirit, I had 100% overcast skies at 5:30am today. All clear a couple hours after sunrise.

I hope somebody caught that scene with Mercury-Moon-Venus this morning.
 
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