If there is one thing that has bothered me the most in more than 50 years of involvement in astronomy outreach, it is the way that most astronomy books give the impression that the planet Mercury is a very challenging, if not almost impossible object to see. It has, in fact, earned this planet the […]
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See the elusive planet Mercury at its best and brightest on Friday
The elusive planet Mercury reaches its furthest point from the sun on Friday (Jan. 12), with this separation allowing skywatchers a chance to spot the tiny planet. The fact that Mercury is the closest planet to the sun means that it is often washed out by the light from our star and thus not visible. […]
January’s new moon welcomes Mercury as a ‘morning star’
The new moon of January will be at 6:57 a.m. Eastern Time on January 11, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and a day later the planet Mercury will reach its greatest westward separation from the sun, showing itself as a “morning star.” New moons happen when the sun and moon share the same celestial […]
See the moon meet up with Mercury, Venus and Mars in the early morning sky on Jan. 9
On Tuesday morning, the moon will meet up with three of our closest neighbors in the solar system. A very thin crescent moon, less than 5% illuminated, will appear low in the sky next to Mercury, Mars and Venus. Of the three planets, Venus will be most visible, shining bright during its current period of […]
Nordics gripped by extreme cold as mercury falls to -43.6C in Swedish Lapland
Temperatures fell below minus 40C (minus 40F) in the Nordic region for a second day in a row on Wednesday, with the coldest January temperature recorded in Sweden for 25 years. In Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka in Swedish Lapland, the mercury dropped to minus 43.6C (minus 46.5F), the coldest temperature in the country in January since 1999, Sweden’s […]