March 11th, 2018, 7:15 p.m. local time
With an excellent view towards the Western horizon on Sunday night, Venus and Mercury were easy to see about 30 minutes after sunset. Both planets continue to rise, though Venus is moving at a much slower pace, and Mercury will start to fall again soon. March continues to be an opportune month to see all three planets of our inner Solar System from one setting.
This image was taken with my Canon EOS on tripod with Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 lens. I took many pictures in the span of about 10 minutes, adjusting both the ISO and exposure settings. The above image, I feel, came out the best in terms of lighting and highlighting the relative brightness of each planet (Venus is far brighter than Mercury). The settings used were ISO 200, f/2.8, 50mm focal length, and 1/4 second exposure.
