Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 > I've seen Mercury many times, but it is very difficult to locate unless it > is at greatest elongation and next to another brighter planet. This is precisely the reason I have not had teh opportunity to observe it. I have never been in the right place at the right time. > Since this > conjunction is only 14 degrees from the sun, I think it will probably be > too washed out by the rising sun to be seen in most locations. > > On 10 Dec 2006, Shyamasundara das wrote: > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=Windows-1252 > > > > > Planetary triple play on deck Sunday - News > > > > > > http://news./s/ap/20061209/ap_on_sc/three_planets_4 > > > > Here is the text. It is a pity thatI am in a big city making it > > difficult to see such things. I have never seen Mercury before, it is an > > elusive planet, but have seen all the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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