Venus and Mercury - January 10, 2015

Image Details

• Nikon D7100
• 16-85mm F3.5-5.6G
• Photoshop CS6
• 01/10/2015
• Mead, Colorado

On this cold night in January 2015, the planets Venus and Mercury, were be seen in the southwestern sky shortly after sunset. On this date the two are separated by less than 1 degree. This is the closest approach the two planets will have during 2015.