The Sky Today on Tuesday, May 13: Catch you last glimpses of Mercury

Mercury is quickly dropping out of sight, so catch this early-morning planet while you still can. Today you’ll find the solar system’s smallest world just 3° high in the east 20 minutes before sunrise. Shining at magnitude –0.6, Mercury is readily visible, though not as eye-catchingly bright as blazing Venus (magnitude –4.6) some 26.5° toContinue reading “The Sky Today on Tuesday, May 13: Catch you last glimpses of Mercury”
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