This past week, Jupiter and Saturn were close to Mercury in the sky.  On Wednesday January 13, the one day there was a break in the clouds, there was also a new Moon, so we drove out to our favorite high spot with a view West.  The new Moon and Saturn ended up being in the bright sunset, so we never spotted them.  We did find Jupiter and Mercury. Mercury is the higher of the two bright dots in the sky.

Camera Geek Info 

• Canon EOS 60D in manual mode set at f/4.5, 1 second exposure, ISO 100, sunlight white balance
• Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM lens, set at 108 mm, manual focus
• Tripod