If you want to see Mercury with your own eyes...

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If you want to see Mercury with your own eyes...

Socrates II — 1/16/2008 2:42:15 PM (archived)

The planet will be visible near the southwestern horizon at dusk for 10 days starting this Friday.

It should look like a fairly bright yellowish star, similar to Saturn's appearance in Earth's sky.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080112.html

For an initial analysis of the MESSENGER images, see here:

http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001299/

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Mercury flyby pic - Buck Galaxy - 1/16/2008 3:55:59 AM
- MORE!!! - Raoul - 1/16/2008 8:13:20 PM
  - And another! - Raoul - 1/17/2008 8:11:51 PM
    - It must be very dusty, like the moon. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/17/2008 8:56:10 PM
  - I see a face! I see a face! - DJL - 1/16/2008 10:07:21 PM
    - re: I see more pictures!! - Raoul - 1/17/2008 6:31:56 AM
      - The ray crater in the top picture. - REB - 1/17/2008 3:10:52 PM
    - According to "Invader Zim," Mercury has a Butt, not a Face. (n/t) - TB - 1/16/2008 11:09:42 PM
- try that again - Buck Galaxy - 1/16/2008 3:57:24 AM
  - As you look at that picture... - REB - 1/16/2008 2:49:00 PM
    - Let me try again - REB - 1/16/2008 2:53:33 PM
      - is there any direct link between - DJL - 1/16/2008 4:12:39 PM
        
        Some. Solar energy also plays a big part. - REB - 1/16/2008 4:44:10 PM
        
        Recycling crust is a third factor. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/16/2008 7:49:16 PM
        
        magnetic field, fourth factor. (n/t) - podrock - 1/16/2008 8:53:59 PM
        
        True on both of those. - REB - 1/17/2008 3:22:48 PM
        
        interesting - DJL - 1/16/2008 5:15:00 PM
        
        Pluto has a small atmosphere... - TAFKASE - 1/17/2008 2:43:43 PM
        
        re: Methane - Raoul - 1/16/2008 5:31:44 PM
  - Great shot. - REB - 1/16/2008 2:39:01 PM
    - Mercury might be a great place to mine... - Socrates II - 1/16/2008 3:15:00 PM
      - I'm still hoping to see rivers of molten lead on Mercury. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/16/2008 7:40:09 PM
        
        There are long rivers of molten lava on Venus - Socrates II - 1/17/2008 5:46:08 AM
        
        Good thing none of the Venera landed in them. Splat!!...Sizzle!! ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/19/2008 8:02:40 PM
        
        And lakes of it on Io. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/17/2008 9:13:00 AM
  - Now my desktop, thanks! (n/t) - pb - 1/16/2008 5:47:37 AM
  - Wow. Fun, and one beat-up ball! (n/t) - Bowser - 1/16/2008 4:52:20 AM
  - Cool! Thanks! - TB - 1/16/2008 4:29:41 AM
    - If you want to see Mercury with your own eyes... - Socrates II - 1/16/2008 2:42:15 PM
      - LPOD's take on the image - Socrates II - 1/16/2008 2:53:50 PM
        
        Mercury, twice in a lifetime - Socrates II - 1/18/2008 7:18:26 PM

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