Pic of Mercury & Venus on Christmas Morn

Beautiful crystal clear frosty Chrismas Morn here in Surrey with
Mercury an easy naked-eye object next to brilliant Venus. Mercury
seemed to have a pinkish hue. Posted a pic at

http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/conjunct.htm

Hope you get all the toys you'd hoped for<g>.
Merry Christmas

Maurice Gavin <m.gavin@freeuk.com> wrote:
>Beautiful crystal clear frosty Chrismas Morn here in Surrey with
>Mercury an easy naked-eye object next to brilliant Venus.

Ditto here. Horizon was so clear that I could easily see Mercury through
double-glazed windows -- so bright that it was obvious and did not
require "looking for".

Best,
Stephen

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> >Beautiful crystal clear frosty Chrismas Morn here in Surrey with
> >Mercury an easy naked-eye object next to brilliant Venus.
>
> Ditto here. Horizon was so clear that I could easily see Mercury through
> double-glazed windows -- so bright that it was obvious and did not
> require "looking for".

Same again after 7a.m. on 26th and 27th December from Brentwood (30km east
of London).
A pleasant opportunity in less than a minute to easily see Mercury, Venus,
(Earth), Mars, Jupiter and Saturn all appropriately positioned in order
along the ecliptic from east to west.
Mercury was readily observable by naked eye for more than a quarter hour
longer than Mars, despite Mars being much further from the Sun and in less
bright sky.

Anthony.

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Maurice Gavin	Pic of Mercury & Venus on Christmas Morn Beautiful crystal clear frosty Chrismas Morn here in Surrey with Mercury an easy naked-eye object next to brilliant Venus. Mercury seemed to have a pinkish hue. Posted a pic at http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/conjunct.htm Hope you get all the toys you'd hoped for<g>. Merry Christmas

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Stephen Tonkin	Re: Pic of Mercury & Venus on Christmas Morn Maurice Gavin <m.gavin@freeuk.com> wrote: >Beautiful crystal clear frosty Chrismas Morn here in Surrey with >Mercury an easy naked-eye object next to brilliant Venus. Ditto here. Horizon was so clear that I could easily see Mercury through double-glazed windows -- so bright that it was obvious and did not require "looking for". Best, Stephen Remove footfrommouth to reply -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Stephen Tonkin \| ATM Resources; Astro-Tutorials; Astro Books + + (N51.162 E0.995) \| <http://astunit.com> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

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Anthony Stokes	Re: Pic of Mercury & Venus on Christmas Morn > >Beautiful crystal clear frosty Chrismas Morn here in Surrey with > >Mercury an easy naked-eye object next to brilliant Venus. > > Ditto here. Horizon was so clear that I could easily see Mercury through > double-glazed windows -- so bright that it was obvious and did not > require "looking for". Same again after 7a.m. on 26th and 27th December from Brentwood (30km east of London). A pleasant opportunity in less than a minute to easily see Mercury, Venus, (Earth), Mars, Jupiter and Saturn all appropriately positioned in order along the ecliptic from east to west. Mercury was readily observable by naked eye for more than a quarter hour longer than Mars, despite Mars being much further from the Sun and in less bright sky. Anthony.