Mercury and Venus

[Notebook]

Caught these two tonight in binoculars. Wouldn't have known but our local tv weather mentioned it was happening. Good for them.

First time I've seen Mercury.

N.

 

[McWgogs]

Yeah, worth a look.
Thanks to bright venus i was able to find mercury when it was still prety high, alowing me to see it's phase,
I made this one last week:

 

[Notebook]

Nice image. Had a play with some astronomy software, and it looks like the moon gets in on the act later in the month.
Have to keep watching the West!.

N.

 

[Fixerger]

>Caught these two tonight in binoculars.

>First time I've seen Mercury.

Me too

 

[Logifech]

Wow Very Cool Image..How can I tell which is which planet?

 

[RisingFury]

Planets are brighter then most stars and don't blink.

 

[McWgogs]

Wow Very Cool Image..How can I tell which is which planet?

Mars is reddish and Venus is usually the very bright one near the sunset, sunrise.
Jupiter is also pretty bright, but Saturn is easy to miss, quite dim.
Usually planets don't blink, but sometimes they doo if the seeing is poor,
The best way to find planets if one is not fammiliar with the ecliptic constellations and wandering stars within them, is to check some planetarium software, a astronomy website, or this online planetaium.

 

[ATFS]

Just wanted to post our pictures on Venus and Mercury:

http://www.atimeforscience.org/2010/04/20/venus-and-mercury-caught-on-tape/

 

[N_Molson]

You can even use Orbiter as an astronomy software : you can set a date and simulate what you will see at this moment (put a vessel where you are).

 

[Notebook]

Just wanted to post our pictures on Venus and Mercury:

http://www.atimeforscience.org/2010/04/20/venus-and-mercury-caught-on-tape/

Nice pictures, did you get any when the Moon was near on the 16th?

N.

 

[bwog]

I have tried a number of times to see Venus and have failed every time

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Is it possible to see Venus in the middle of the day?

 

[Bj]

I have tried a number of times to see Venus and have failed every time

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Is it possible to see Venus in the middle of the day?

Yes

http://www.fourmilab.ch/images/venus_daytime/

I have a nice graphical app on itouch that tells me when the best time for planet sightings are, provided I am not obscured by clouds.
Can't find a good online program for that though.

 

[GLS]

kinda late but...

Venus, Moon, and between them you can just see Mercury.

 

[Notebook]

I missed that combination, forgot about it, really anoying as the sky was clear. Thanks for the pics.

N.

 

[n122vu]

Yes

http://www.fourmilab.ch/images/venus_daytime/

I have a nice graphical app on itouch that tells me when the best time for planet sightings are, provided I am not obscured by clouds.
Can't find a good online program for that though.

You may have already tried it, but I like Stellarium for finding positions of planets and other celestial bodies of interest..

http://www.stellarium.org/

 

[bwog]

You may have already tried it, but I like Stellarium for finding positions of planets and other celestial bodies of interest..

http://www.stellarium.org/

I use Stellarium too. I tried seeing Venus when, according to it, was directly south, but I couldn't see it.