tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post2759494888327830673..comments2023-11-05T04:09:26.194-05:00Comments on e g r e g o r e s: Naked Eye Observation of the Planet Mercury, Part OneApuleius Platonicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761230673724504084noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-53659497947387843172009-11-17T16:40:09.812-05:002009-11-17T16:40:09.812-05:00Correction: Mercury actually can be observed when ...Correction: Mercury actually can be observed when light pollution is present. My two sightings last Dec/Jan were both in the DC metro area. One was at the Rockville Metro Station! I wonder if I will attract attention if I just hang out at the Rockville Metro scanning the western horizon with my binoculars?<br /><br />So the two most important things are that the western sky must be CLEAR and you must have an unobstructed view of the horizon.Apuleius Platonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761230673724504084noreply@blogger.com