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Community photo entitled Venus, Mercury and Saturn at sunrise by Tom Tan on 04/09/2025 at Melbourne, Australia

Venus, Mercury and Saturn at sunrise

On 04/09/2025 05:58 am by Tom Tan | Melbourne, Australia

I was only trying to focus this lens.
First I saw Venus and then to its right was another dot (Mercury) which I focused on.
I had to wait for the frame to clear the treetops but the sky was brightening.
This shot at 1/5 second was taken from an exposure bracket at ISO 3200.

Venus to the left, Mercury to the right, Saturn above Mercury,
as shown in Stellarium.

Neptune & Mercury will appear together to the east at sunrise on April 16th or 17th

Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 at 200mm and f/2.8
Nikon D750 full frame camera
tracking mount and remote shutter release

contrast was boosted to show the dots