Who can spot Mercury in the next 20 min?

[blusky]

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[eddy]

Good luck! The horizon is thicker than the cast of "The only way is essex" here in the midlands...

[jonathan]

Good luck! The horizon is thicker than the cast of "The only way is essex" here in the midlands...

Same here, in fact it's been like this since yesterday morning, total wipeout.

[Dave Dubya]

Clear here now, so should be able to see it in a few minutes.

[kernowstargazer]

Good luck! The horizon is thicker than the cast of "The only way is essex" here in the midlands...

That made me laugh nice one. Its not to bad here may get some time in.

[eddy]

yeah im out at the moment doing some widefield, its surprising nice at higher altitudes, low down, its just soup! lol

[Dave]

I tried, but no chance. Was quite easy on Sunday evening.

[MrTreyLynch]

Ha sunset was about three hours ago for me but that's not happening! Way to cloudy!!!

[nytecam]

Think this thread is a bit after-the-event Mercury is now down to mag 2 and closing towards the sun as a very thin crescent - casual gazing or binos won't find it Been trying for last few nights without luck - last viewed 3 evenings ago via 12" SCT thus through tree branches..

[661-pete]

I had a good 'four planets' evening a few nights ago, but I was cheating a bit, was down in Spain (lat. 38°N). Mercury was clear and easy with the naked eye, a little way above the horizon, and of course Venus and Jupiter above it, and Mars to the east, made it four. If I'd stayed up a bit I'd have had Saturn as well of course, but not simultaneously with the others. Would that qualify as a 'five planet' night?

Uranus was very close to Mercury at the time, but I didn't bother with trying to find it in the bins!

I think Mercury is getting more and more difficult from the UK, perhaps due to atmospherics. Certainly I was disappointed at not finding it over the last two weeks, from the UK, despite the favourable season. Possibly early mornings in the autumn are a better prospect.

[rowan46]

It's been so murky round here I haven't even spotted it in my thermomeer