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The Sky Today on Sunday, August 2: Mercury at greatest western elongation

astronomy.com · 9d

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 1: Open cluster NGC 6709 Mercury reaches its greatest western elongation at 4 A.M. EDT, standing 19° from the Sun. The tiny planet reaches an altitude of almost 5° above the eastern horizon an hour before sunrise, glowing at magnitude 0.2. Continue reading "The Sky Today on Sunday, August 2: Mercury at greatest western elongation" The post The Sky Today on Sunday, August 2: Mercury at greatest western elongation appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .

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