Mercury comes to a conjunction with Saturn – no, not quite. Continue reading “A quasi-conjunction”
Tag: Mercury
Mercury strives outward
The innermost planet reaches farthest out from the Sun on the evening side. Unfortunately…
Concolor
It’s pleasant that people celebrate my birthday with fireworks. Actually Continue reading “Concolor”
Swimming up sky and up river
Little Mercury, elusive in the Sun’s glare, is becoming more and more findable Continue reading “Swimming up sky and up river”
Mercurial appearances: not what they claim
Mercury is at its greatest distance out into the morning sky (its greatest western elongation).
Continue reading “Mercurial appearances: not what they claim”
Mercury’s first evening act of 2021
Mercury will be farthest out in the evening sky on January 24 (or 23, by American clocks).
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A close grouping of three planets, in the evening sky, but very low to the horizon.
Transit of Mercury, November 11
This is a rare event (13 or 14 times per century), deserving of a special Continue reading “Transit of Mercury, November 11”
Venus over Mercury
You may, if you have a clear western horizon, be able t spot Venus, as people have been doing. Mercury is much more difficult. Continue reading “Venus over Mercury”
Mercury’s vertical leap
Mercury stands farthest out from the Sun, in the evening sky.
