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LivingNDixie
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Re: Mercury is already visible! new [Re: Edward E]
      #5688665 - 02/19/13 11:07 AM
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Caught a naked eye observation on Sunday night. Like others have said it is pretty easy to see.

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Re: Mercury is already visible! new [Re: Edward E]
      #5689101 - 02/19/13 03:34 PM Attachment (13 downloads)
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Here is a graphical impression of the views from last Saturday of the Sun, Mercury & Venus made from quick sketches on site and rendered using Win 7 Paint program.

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Re: Mercury is already visible! new [Re: Edward E]
      #5689626 - 02/19/13 08:06 PM
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very nice report,an yes many dont realize that you can see it in broad daylite.an right on slightly crescent.today its getting much dimmer an getting difficult to see in daylite but crescent thinning.

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Re: Mercury is already visible! new [Re: ROBERT FREE]
      #5689846 - 02/19/13 10:14 PM
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nice pic edward,i like that.

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      #5693846 - 02/22/13 12:27 AM Attachment (2 downloads)
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After seeing Mercury visually a few times last week, I finally managed to get a camera and a tripod out somewhere with an unobstructed Western horizon. Difficult to find until ~18:30, when it just "popped" into visibility. I guess just the right combination of darkening sky, brightness of Mercury, and altitude above the horizon.
This photo was taken at 18:45 PST somewhere in Sunnyvale, CA (SF Bay Area), with a Nikon D40x. Zoom lens set at 66mm fl, f5. ISO200, 2s exposure.

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