![]() Keen sky watchers might remember the appearance of comet Neowise in our skies back in the summer of 2020. In and around these times, Venus will be easily visible as an evening and morning “star” respectively.įor a greater challenge, try looking for Mercury’s greatest elongations: western (and therefore seen in the morning) around the 30 January, 29 May and 22 September and eastern (seen in the evening) around 11 April, 10 August and 4 December.Īs with any observation close to the Sun, make certain you don’t look directly at the Sun and, if observing with a telescope or pair of binoculars, wait until after sunset or before sunrise to avoid accidentally pointing them at it. Venus will reach its greatest eastern elongation around 4 June and its greatest western elongation around 23 October. This is the time when each planet is furthest from the Sun, and therefore more likely to still be above the horizon when the blinding Sun has set. If you’d like to see these rocky worlds for yourself, your best bet is to wait for their greatest elongation. ![]() This is especially true for Mercury, which is smaller, fainter and closer to the Sun than Venus. While both Venus and Mercury are bright enough to be seen with the unaided eye, with both being closer to the Sun than the Earth is, they rarely get far from it in the sky – making them difficult or even dangerous to see at times. ![]() See the inner planets of the solar system (Venus and Mercury) ![]()
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