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Credit & Copyright: Göran Strand
Explanation:
When warm
sunset
hues begin to fade, two celestial beacons
now shine in the evening twilight, Mercury and Jupiter.
Wandering away
from the Sun in planet Earth's sky, Mercury will offer
good views
this month as spring approaches in the northern hemisphere
where the ecliptic
plane makes a steep angle with the western horizon.
But Jupiter will continue sinking lower in the sky after sunset.
In fact, the normally elusive Mercury shines
well above Jupiter and the orange sunset glow in
this serene sky.
Captured earlier this week from the island of
of
Frösön in northern Sweden,
the scene looks across
Lake Storsjön toward the village of Hallen and distant mountains.
Of course, even better views of Mercury can be had by the
MESSENGER spacecraft, now orbiting
the Solar System's
innermost planet!
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NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
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A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Mercury - Jupiter - sunset
Publications with words: Mercury - Jupiter - sunset
See also:
- Stereo Jupiter near Opposition
- APOD: 2024 November 3 Á Jupiter Abyss
- APOD: 2024 September 16 Á Mercurys Vivaldi Crater from BepiColombo
- APOD: 2024 May 19 Á Jupiter Diving
- APOD: 2024 April 21 Á Perijove 16: Passing Jupiter
- Jupiter over 2 Hours and 30 Minutes
- APOD: 2023 November 14 Á Three Planets Rock