A few days ago the waxing crescent Moon joined the planets Mercury, Venus, and Mars in the evening sky. A few clouds and the reflection of the evening sky in the lake added a bit of color to the scene.
![Mercury, Venus, Mars, and the Moon in the evening sky.](https://www.dblanchard.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230719_2028_DBP_2646b-640x427.jpg)
![Mercury, Venus, Mars, and the Moon in the evening sky (with labels).](https://www.dblanchard.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230719_2028_DBP_2646-640x427.jpg)
![Screen capture from Stellarium.app showing the positions of the planets and Moon in the evening sky.](https://www.dblanchard.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230719_2028_Stellarium-640x400.jpg)
Afterwards, I stayed around to watch the rocket launch described in the previous post.