Thin Crescent Moon with Saturn (right), Mars and Mercury (above) at 5.19 am

Despite a weather forecast of 100 % cloud during the early morning on 16th April the sky to the east of Mutare remained clear allowing an almost perfect view of the thin waning crescent Moon rising below the three planets Saturn (right), with Mars and Mercury above.

Tripod-mounted Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60 in manual exposure mode.

Slight enhancement of brightness of planets using 'Star Spikes Pro' filter.