The Sky Today on Friday, June 13: Mercury meets Mebsuta

Mercury now shines at magnitude –0.8 in the evening sky, lingering above the horizon some 80 minutes after the Sun disappears. Tonight, the solar system’s smallest planet stands just 20′ from the 3rd-magnitude star Mebsuta (Epsilon [ε] Geminorum), near the middle of the constellation Gemini.  You can catch the pairing with binoculars or a smallContinue reading “The Sky Today on Friday, June 13: Mercury meets Mebsuta”
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