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Mercury easily visible from Dublin last night!

Zxthinger · 2013-06-08 08:35:33

seen it for the first time ever! About seven deg off Venus if you track up and left from Venus at a 45 deg angle. I had to find it with binoculars but once found I could just see it with the naked eye! It's a real find for me! Having seen all the other planets plants which can be seen with the naked eye except for this…

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seen it for the first time ever!
About seven deg off Venus if you track up and left from Venus at a 45 deg angle. I had to find it with binoculars but once found I could just see it with the naked eye!
It's a real find for me! Having seen all the other planets plants which can be seen with the naked eye except for this one! Great!!

Well worth getting a look at.

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#2 08-06-2013 1:35pm

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saw it last night with the naked eye too. also got it in a telescope at high mag, the disc is half lit. the right hand side is in shadow. it is an amazing site.

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#3 08-06-2013 8:43pm

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Might just pull out my old DTG 8.5" reflector and take a look. That's if I can find am eye piece. I'd say it's going to be a fair chance it's visible again tonight!!

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#4 08-06-2013 9:41pm

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Visible again now!
35 years looking at stars as a hobby and I'm like a child again. Lol

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#5 08-06-2013 9:43pm

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Only found a 25mm eye piece but it's better than nothing.

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