Name: 2021-09-14 Venus Elongation 11 - Mercury [4K]
Uploaded: 2021-09-15T03:09:37+00:00
Duration: 20 s
Description: Today is Mercury's maximum east elongation (farthest from the Sun as viewed from the Earth) - well that's usually the best he can do as he is the inner most planet of the family. At a brightness of ma

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Time lapses astronomy Mercury Venus

Today is Mercury's maximum east elongation (farthest from the Sun as viewed from the Earth) - well that's usually the best he can do as he is the inner most planet of the family.

At a brightness of magnitude 0.1, he can be spotted easily.

It only takes 88 days for Mercury to go around the Sun once, so we don't get a lot of chance to see him either shortly after sunset or before sunrise.

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