Planets align over La Silla (labelled)

This image, taken by David Jones, shows the alignment of three planets over the summit of ESO's telescopes in June 2013. Here the trio visible to the left of centre is composed of Jupiter (bottom left, almost invisible in orange sunset), Venus (centre), and Mercury (top right).

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D. Jones/ESO

About the Image

Id:potw1418b
Type:Photographic
Release date:5 May 2014, 10:00
Size:4928 x 3264 px

About the Object

Name:Jupiter, Mercury, Venus
Type:Solar System : Planet
Category:Solar System

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