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Mercury visible?

Drake66 · 2010-07-16 21:40:30

Hi all I am just wondering if Mercury was visible with the naked eye this evening at around quarter to 10. I was potting about in the garden and went to have a look at venus in the west when I saw a another star, far lower towards the horizon near to where the sun had set. I went inside to fire up Stellarium to identify it…

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16-07-2010 10:40pm

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Drake66

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Hi all I am just wondering if Mercury was visible with the naked eye this evening at around quarter to 10. I was potting about in the garden and went to have a look at venus in the west when I saw a another star, far lower towards the horizon near to where the sun had set. I went inside to fire up Stellarium to identify it and while it showed that Mercury was roughly in that position, you had to zoom in to see it. When I went back outside roughly 5 minutes later it had disappeared out of view; or ceased to be naked eye visible. Was it actually Mercury I was seeing there or were my eyes playing tricks on me?

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#2 17-07-2010 1:06am
FarmerGreen

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Just had a look at Heavensabove.com and Sun Mercury Venus Mars Saturn and moon are strung out across the western horizon at that time.

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#3 18-07-2010 12:11am
rccaulfield

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yep 3 planets visible these days! not mercury though afaik! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GptxHmyEqHw&feature=channel

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