Mercury in the Evening
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:11 am
Tonight, 1/12/21, was the first clear night for a long time. I've been wanting to catch a glimpse of Mercury as it begins to shine in the evening sky. The sky was clear. The temperature was 44 F.
Mercury was still fairly close to the sun, though every day should be better until it reaches its greatest eastern elongation. I never did see the planet with my naked eyes, but I did locate it with a pair of 10x50 binos. It was to the upper left of Jupiter. The alt. was about 12 degrees and the az. was about 235 degrees. The time was 5:21p.
Here are the stats for the following picture: Camera - Canon 6D, focal length - 4mm; ISO - 800;aperture - f/ 5.6; shutter - 1/10 sec.
Mercury was still fairly close to the sun, though every day should be better until it reaches its greatest eastern elongation. I never did see the planet with my naked eyes, but I did locate it with a pair of 10x50 binos. It was to the upper left of Jupiter. The alt. was about 12 degrees and the az. was about 235 degrees. The time was 5:21p.
Here are the stats for the following picture: Camera - Canon 6D, focal length - 4mm; ISO - 800;