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Community photo entitled  by Helio Vital on 02/08/2020 at Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

On 02/08/2020 07:12 pm by Helio Vital| Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Sun had set about 35 minutes before when I first noticed Mercury (at m=-0.6), low in the western horizon, seen just above a cactus plant. Some 25 times brighter and higher than Mercury, there was Venus (m=-4.1), an easy target even only 10 minutes after sunset.

Nikon CoolPix P900 camera

Photoscape freeware was used to enhance contrast and reduce noise.