Stargazing News - April 21st, 2025
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Monday, April 21, 2025
Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (before sunrise)
On Monday, April 21, Mercury will reach its greatest angle of 27.4 degrees
from the morning sun and maximum visibility for its current morning
apparition. With Mercury positioned low in the eastern sky and well below the tilted morning ecliptic, this appearance of the innermost planet will be a
poor one for Northern Hemisphere observers, but an excellent one for those viewing Mercury from the tropics and the Southern Hemisphere. The optimal viewing times at mid-northern latitudes will start around 5:45 a.m. local
time. Viewed in a telescope the planet will exhibit a waxing, almost half- illuminated phase.
(Data Courtesy of Starry Night)
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