Venus, Saturn, Mercury and Mars (and a few stars) put on a little light show as part of the conjunction of August 8th, 2010.
Venus is the brightest planet in the overall picture. Saturn is just to the right of Venus, and Mars is the bright planet above Venus. This trio forms a triangle. Finally, Mercury can be found as the brightest planet just above the brightest clouds.
Shot half-way between nautical and astronomical twilight, somewhere between Manar and Braidwood, New South Wales.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
30s f/5.6 at 17.0mm iso3200
Slightly larger version available
here.
As always, your comments, critique, bashings, etc., are most welcome.
H