Mercury
Taken by Frank J Melillo on June 26, 2022 @
Holtsville, NY
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On June 26, 2022 at 14:01 UT, I had a rare view of Mercury. I said to myself, 'Oh man! This is absolutely stunning!' It was about 70 degrees above the horizon near the meridian. I had Mercury under high power nearly excellent seeing condition. I don't know if I can get better than this. It looked like Venus in low power and also it looked like viewing the moon naked-eye. I took some images and again there is a white patch which is now below center. Last weekend, it was near the limb. This is a combination of a rayed crater Waters and Lugus Planitia Region. Also, a few smaller white patches may be seen toward the upper left side of the disk. More images to come later this week
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