This picture was taken at about 6:25 pm on Feb. 10, 2000 in the south parking lot at Sierra College in Rocklin, CA. There are 5 planets, 1 moon, and several stars visible in the photo. Can you identify all the planets? To find out if you're correct, click on the picture.



I was really lucky to have been able to get this picture. The weather had been rainy for many days straight, with a very brief (2 hours or so) break in the clouds. Then it began raining again for several more days.

I was very honored to have this picture selected as NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 10, 2000.

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