The Sky Today on Tuesday, August 19: Mercury reaches greatest western elongation

Mercury reaches its greatest western elongation 19° from the Sun at 6 A.M. EDT. Now shining a bright magnitude 0, it stands 5° high in the east an hour before sunrise. The planet is now some 42 percent lit and 7” wide.  Mercury is located near central Cancer, just 2° south of M44, the BeehiveContinue reading “The Sky Today on Tuesday, August 19: Mercury reaches greatest western elongation”
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