Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Mercury and the Moon, 7 May 2008
This Wednesday evening, May 7, Mercury is close to the crescent Moon, and a handspan above the eastern horizon half an hour after sunset.This lineup could be quite attractive, but will be difficult to see without a clear, level horizon.
# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 6:48 am 
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For once the view from the Northern hemisphere was better than from 'down under' (which we in the North usually envy for its skies): Here is the pair from Germany on the evening of the 6th.
Incidentally other German amateurs managed to image the Moon in its new moon position the day before!
Incidentally other German amateurs managed to image the Moon in its new moon position the day before!
Rod: Yeah, my bad. Brain fried from too much protein sequence alignment (don't ask). I didn't get to see Mercury tonight as I was immediately plunged into family Chaos when I got home. The thing crescent Moon looked nice though.
Dainel: Ultra cool! Those are amazing pictures, thanks for sharing!
Dainel: Ultra cool! Those are amazing pictures, thanks for sharing!
Hi, I m from India. Unable to Locate Mercury. Is it non visible at 20.93 Latitde 77.75 Longitude GMT+5.30 ?
No, Mercury is visible at this location, it's juts low in the twilight, and you will need a level. unobstructed western horiozn and need to look shortly after half an hour after the sun sets.
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