Planets by efron_241
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Description
If you have clear skies.. look outside tonight
about 1 hour after sunset... Venus is clearly visual.. and nearby.. *unique* Mercury (Mercurius) emerges..
I saw Mercury 2 times before, but I know many, many people find it hard to discover that little planet, close to the sun..
So this year.. this month.. you can spot it pretty easely because it is sooo close to Venus.... and both appear before the stars do.
Don't wait too long .. try to find it tonight or tomorrow, because it will become harder and harder to spot and Mercury will dissapear in the sun's light soon (after april 10) again.. so watch Mercury now... because otherwise you might never be able to see it again.
If your camera zooms well, you can see that both Venus and Mercury are half in the light, just like a quarter Moon

Comments (21)
col info and nicaptur chris well done!!
I think I missed it...dang. Cool post and thanks
bonne photo!!
Great photo.
Super photo Chris and thank you for pointing out now is the best time to see them.
Excellent capture!!!
Wow, I don't think I've ever seen Mercury so close to Venus before! Nice work.
Great photo, Chris and thanks for the suggestions
Grat shot !
wow!!! wonderful photo and thank you for the tip!!
Cool!
superb shot and info
Thanks for the tip! I'm one who has always failed to find it.
Great shot!
No clear skies here and we had a quake of 7.2 not good: love the render::: wow
Great capture and a cool info my friend.
Excellent! Well Done!
Cool!!
Fantastic capture .. not just the stars, but the surrounding skies! You must have a wonderful camera to capture this so well!
The stars are not like they use to be... now when you look up in the sky, you've gotta wonder if you're looking at a satelite. great picture.
Cool, excellent capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!