(Image credit: SkySafari app) The flighty planet Mercury, normally a challenging observing difficulty from planet Earth, will be at its biggest distance from the sun in our sky Friday (Jan. 7). Mercury is an especially difficult target for naked-eye observers given that its the closest planet to the sun. It invests much of its noticeable time nearly hugging the sun in our sky, making the world hard to identify in golden.
(Image credit: SkySafari app) The flighty world Mercury, normally a challenging observing obstacle from world Earth, will be at its greatest distance from the sun in our sky Friday (Jan. 7). Mercury is a specifically tough target for naked-eye observers offered that its the closest world to the sun. It invests much of its visible time almost hugging the sun in our sky, making the world difficult to find in twilight.
