kerrylewis Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Mercury visible in the twilight now on its way to greatest elongation on Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie61 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Found it with my 8x40's but too low a mag to make out the phase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrylewis Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Yes Laurie - I should have mentioned that I was using my bins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 can be an easy spot if there is a bright marker, like last summer. for a quite bright object its surprising how many people have not seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrylewis Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Just spotted Mercury again - third evening running. Must be a record - for me anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie61 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 No chance here tonight, clouded out. Hopefully Friday will be OK . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Mercury needs a scope to see the phase - it's apparent diameter is a lot smaller than Venus. Last time I managed to get a scope on it I though it did look like a miniature version of Venus actually ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naemeth Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I haven't spotted Mercury yet - weather is looking awful for the next few days too . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yep i saw it as well, an easy spot bino's and naked eye when you know where it is.Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrylewis Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Got him again tonight. Nice view below a slender crescent moon with earth light. Seem to be lucky with clear skies at sunset but after that......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entropia Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I went outside my balcony trying to catch a glimpse of Mercury. That's where I saw Venus last month. I couldn't see anything besides the moon. How bright is it supposed to be? and how big? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulksy Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 never seen mercury, seen all the others, always forget this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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