Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Mercury

I managed to observe Mercury this evening. Of course the main difficulty is spotting it in the evening twilight. The period is favourable as the planet approaches Eastern elongation on the 2nd June. It is facinating how the planet, invsible in the glow of the setting sun, appears so suddenly.

I estimated Mercury to be 20 degrees (actually 22 degrees according to my computer) West of Venus.