{"id":31524,"date":"2022-07-19T02:01:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T02:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telescopenights.com\/?p=31524"},"modified":"2024-01-31T02:07:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T02:07:37","slug":"mercury-through-a-telescope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/telescopenights.com\/mercury-through-a-telescope\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I see Mercury Through a Telescope?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Is Mercury<\/div> When is Mercury visible? What does Mercury look like through a telescope? To the naked-eye, Mercury appears a bright magnitude<\/div> Read on for dates…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mercury orbits the Sun inside our planet’s orbit and at 0.39 AU<\/div> Mercury is a little more than a third of the sphere size of the Earth<\/div> The planet was named after the messenger of the Roman gods, who had wings on his helmet and shoes, and as the planet ‘dashes’ around the Sun, it was considered a rightful name (source: NASA).<\/p>\n\n\n Mercury is the most elusive of the naked-eye planets, being visible only near the western horizon at dusk or the eastern horizon at dawn for two week intervals a couple of times during the year.<\/p>\nDickinson in NightWatch<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The best time to see Mercury is on dusk or around dawn during the two-week window, that’s twice a year. I like to use dateandtime.org<\/a> to check for more exact times for what’s in the sky at my location. As well most astronomy apps for your device<\/a> will offer you this information.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAbout Mercury<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
where and when to see Mercury<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Windows of best time to see Mercury<\/h3>\n\n\n\n