Mel Smith was out photographing a rather rare sight. He wrote, “Here is the new Moon and the planet Mercury on the 26th of June 2025.”

Mercury is often difficult to spot because it's close to the sun. It's still a little hard to spot it in Mel's photo - look to the left of the Moon. If you click on the photo, you will easily see Mercury. Mercury was relatively high in the evening sky when Mel got his photo.

Thanks to Mel for allowing me to share his photo with you here!

Foggy this morning and sunny this afternoon, temps in the high 70's.