
2025-08-22 10:09:49
The #Jupiter / #Venus / #Mercury chain this morning from #Schalkenmehren in the #VolcanicEifel (Germany) - the latter planet was quite obvious after it had finally cleared a treeline and obnoxious clouds. Those blocked - except for one second when I spotted it in binoculars! - the view of the super-slender crescent Moon below Mercury: https://bsky.app/profile/aboveeg.bsky.social/post/3lwxqrph7ls2h / https://bsky.app/profile/aboveeg.bsky.social/post/3lwxs6taups2h (from Sussex, U.K.), https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=9618504291586069 (from Italy) and https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1180265054140973 (from the UAE, after sunrise) show the situation.