Recent content by Porsha

I'm curious as to the exact angle and calculations for the distance of visibility of Mercury that can explain how it is possible for Mercury to be seen for a small duration of night just after complete sunset and for a small duration before light being visible for the sunrise. Does anyone here...

Is this a real unedited photo of the Sun? This is not what I see when I view the Sun. What brand of filters and program do you use?

Yes I do agree with this when I have observed Mercury personally. It does not sit in the sky all night long. Only for a awhile just after dark and at times before the Sun rises. What we discern orbits by is based on the shadows of the planet facing away from the Sun. The lit side is an...

Please if your browser allows use this picture as reference of positions of Earth in relation to Mercury. How can the night side of the Earth shown in the pic ever possibly see Mercury at night up in the sky? http://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Orrery-view-May27-580x430.jpg

Thank you for your response. ^-^ Naturally I did use google in order to search for an answer that matches what is seen in real time with a telescope. The article provided was already considered and did not explain why I did not see Mercury following around the sun. It appeared that Mercury was...

Hello, I have been doing extensive research into planetary positions and distances from the sun. When viewing the sky for planets it has been noticed that Mercury is in the night sky. Mercury is at 36million miles from the Sun. Earth is 93million miles from the Sun. How can the planet Mercury be...

I have figured out where I have made errors in my figures. Thank you very much for your input.

Hello. I'm wondering if my numbers on my diagram are correct. I've drawn the sun to the left of a plain piece of blank printer paper. To the right I have calculated using millimeters mm representing a million miles. 1mm=1million miles. Mercury is two dots to the right that are 36mm-57.9mm to...