Gotcha Lil’ Mercury!

Written by The Night Sky Guy on December 18, 2009 – 7:03 pm -

I actually braved the crazy cold weather in Montreal to catch Mercury on film. Caught both the Moon and the little planet super low to the horizon! Took this photo at 5 pm with 1.5 second exposure using a Canon TX-1.  If you can, get out side and check out the most elusive of all classical naked-eye planets for yourself!

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Crescent Moon and Mercury Friday night in the western sky


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2 Responses to “Gotcha Lil’ Mercury!”

  1. By menna on Dec 20, 2009 | Reply

    i could not see the mercury planet on friday.. because of weather too and because of Light pollution, i hope to see it as soon as possible
    by the way, you have very nice & useful subjects

  2. By The Night Sky Guy on Dec 20, 2009 | Reply

    Keep trying to spot Mercury. It really is a matter of timing – as long as you have clear skies and no objects in the way towards the southwest horizon, you should be able to spot it for up to about an hour after sunset. Remember you are looking for a fiant naked eye star in the sky glow. Bincoulars may help locating it. Happy planet hunting!

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