Sunday evening was bright and clear just after sunset so I went out to take some pictures of a rather pretty crescent moon. Unexpectedly, the picture also showed up the planet Mercury between the moon and the horizon and closer inspection revealed the star cluster M45 nearby as well.
The picture was taken on a Canon 350D and is a 2.5 second exposure at f/5 and ISO 1600. Focal length is 205mm. Long exposure noise reduction was done on the camera.