Venus and Mercury in the late Afternoon

Venus top left and Mercury bottom right just after sunset looking west. Canon 600d DSLR and EF 75-300 zoom lens at approx f=200mm. One RAW 1/15sec exp at ISO6400.

" The Jodrell Plank Observatory is located at approximately sea level +10 metres and 2 miles from the UK's most easterly point, so obtaining an image of Mercury low in the west at sunset is quite difficult. Jolene McSquint-Fleming captured this great widefield view of the planets Venus and Mercury whilst undertaking maintenance on the Observatory roof. Gosh! - What that woman doesn't know about astrophotography and using a blowlamp is not worth knowing" - Kurt Thrust acting CEO and current Director of the Jodrell Plank Observatory.