Stargazing *Question about Mercury, and viewing it from various view (binoculars to hubble)

[nukeman]

Hi guys,

Im just starting to get into viewing. I have a question about Mercury though.

Can someone give me an idea of what mercury looks like from the Naked eye, binoculars, telescope, and hubble. Mainly I am trying to get what variations in colour, texture, surface details/features, are noticable with each different view.

Thanks.

 

[NobodySpecial]

By eye it's basically a failry faint star, it's too small to see as planet-like and since it's always so close to the sun you can only generally see it just before dawn.

It's around 8-10" at best so should be visible as a disk in a small telescope, Probably aren't many Hubble photos because you wouldn't want to point the HST that close to the sun!