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Prelude to Transit: Catching Mercury Under Dusk Skies

Mercury and the Moon
The waxing gibbous Moon passes Mercury (low to the right). Image credit and copyright: Tavi Greiner

Have you ever seen Mercury? The diminutive innermost world takes the center stage next month, as it transits the Sun as seen from our early perspective on May 9th. This week, we’d like to turn your attention to bashful Mercury’s dusk apparition, which sets up the clockwork celestial gears for this event. Continue reading “Prelude to Transit: Catching Mercury Under Dusk Skies”