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16-04-2009, 12:15 AM
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| | | Mercury as evening star
In January last I advised elusive planet Mercury would be on view about now for the next fortnight or so and here it is  
We had an excellent club evening tonight with some new visitors and one youngster amazed at what was on view including Saturn [inset] via school's 11" SCT  |
16-04-2009, 09:47 AM
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| | | Re: Mercury as evening star
Thanks for this post nitecam. I'll be out with my bino's tonight. |
16-04-2009, 04:58 PM
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| | | Re: Mercury as evening star
I shall look out for it next time we have a clear sky,thanks for the info again Nytecam! |
16-04-2009, 06:31 PM
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| | | Re: Mercury as evening star
Brill should I be looking in any particular direction and will binoculars be ok for veiwing?
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16-04-2009, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by tameblackbirds  Brill should I be looking in any particular direction and will binoculars be ok for veiwing? | Yes - very low down where the sun has gone down 45-60min earlier - bins are best to find it and of course you need a clear unobstructed horizon  My video here |
17-04-2009, 11:11 AM
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| | | Re: Mercury as evening star
Cracking vid nitecam, thanks.
It was overcast last evening and for a good 3 hours afterwards but I'm going to have another go tonight.
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22-04-2009, 01:57 PM
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| | | Re: Mercury as evening star
Keep trying [best 8.30-9.00 pm BST in WNW].
I've seen Mercury most evening at dusk over the last week - here a short video via my ETX-70 of it setting last night - even with a x2 Barlow before the Toucam webcam, the disk is unresolved mostly due to low altitude 'seeing' [=shimmering] and overexposure but pleasing record nevertheless 
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