Mercury

  • Observing the Moon and Planets

    Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 29, Number 14. Saturday, October 16, 2021, is International Observe the Moon Night, so this is a great time to go outside, look up, and do some observing. Many amateur astronomers begin their tour of the night sky by viewing the constellations. For more on this, see the Night Sky. Once…

  • Mercury

    Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 29, Number 12. Mercury is the closest of our Solar System’s eight official planets to the Sun. It speeds around the Sun in just 88 days. Its orbit is the most elliptical of the eight planets (eccentricity .205), with a perihelion of 28.6 million miles (.3 AU) and an aphelian of…

  • Ten Celestial Events for 2015

    Looking for things to view and have fun looking for, here are a few Ten Celestial Events for 2015, have fun looking up as there is a lot to see.  

  • Sunset Triangle – May 23 2013

    Check out something cool to see at sunset