Planet watching, Warren Hill

Venus, high and bright, with Mercury, lower and fainter. 

There was a surprisingly large number of people gathered to look.

A happy coincidence of clear skies, time and opportunity. Venus came out first, followed by Jupiter then Mars. After a long and anxious wait delicate Mercury was visible, a lifer for me. Perhaps even more remarkable was the Green Flash I saw along the topmost edge of the sun as it dipped below the horizon, something I have wanted to see for over 30 years.

Venus, lit as a crescent by the Sun

Jupiter, with three of the Gallilean moons just visible