Mercury stands farthest out from the Sun, in the evening sky.
Tag: Mercury
Editorial notice
That sounds pompous, I’ve borrowed it from the bulletins of the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. But first —
Planet-crowding, and crowd-planning
On Sunday evening, March 18,the two inner planets and the slender Young Moon will make a sparkling line just above the western horizon.
Mercury on April the First
This is the best showing Mercury can make for you this evening: Continue reading “Mercury on April the First”
Dud events
Mercury will on August 16 stand out far on the evening side of the Sun – the farthest for the year. And yet it is the year’s worst apparition of Mercury!
Link to the Transit of Mercury
On Monday May 9 comes the passage of the pinpoint black planet (here shown 5 times larger than scale) across the vast boiling face of the Sun.
A density of meetings
Tomorrow morning the Moon will finish its plunge past a bright star and three bright planets by gliding less than a degree from little Mercury.
Mercury the Perverse
Northnorthnorth
Venus and Mercury are at their northernmost points – and, by chance, almost simultaneously.
Mercury in May
Mercury tomorrow will be at the top of its best evening appearance of this year Continue reading “Mercury in May”