Crop and size reduce three images to produce montage. Minimal application of Star Spikes Pro filter to make planets more clearly visible.

Elusive Mercury. Since 10 June Mercury has been far enough away from the Sun to become visible in the ENE dawn sky about an hour and a half before sunrise. However it has been elusive to see from Mutare due to either cloud or daily bright volcanic sunrise displays near the horizon. I have however managed to capture it at the foot of a steep alignment with Venus, Mars and Jupiter in three images taken between 5.27 & 5.31 am on 13th ,14th and 16th.