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Sunday, February 26, 2006

 

Elusive Mercury

The next couple of days will be the best time to catch Mercury this month. Mercury is in the western evening sky, just. It sets shortly after civil twilight, so if you have a clear, level western horizon, try looking for Mercury just above the western horizon about 20 minutes after the Sun sets. On Wednesday March 1, the one day old crescent Moon will be just above Mercury, and will aid in spotting it. After that, it will be almost impossible to see until it turns up in the morning skies again.

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