During the first part of January, Mercury is a morning "star" as seen about an hour before sunrise.
(Star background is correct for January 8th.)
Scheduled air date: 1998 Jan 05-11
During the first part of January, Mercury is a morning
"star" as seen about an hour before sunrise.
(Star background is correct for January 8th.)
Due to its short — 88 Earth day — year, Mercury makes
four appearances in the morning skies...
...and two appearances in the evening skies during 1998.
(Illustrations for +40° latitude.)
If you wish to view illustrations for other episodes, please see our Star Gazer Illustrated directory.
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