Mercury 2020 Archives

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 by David Dickinson

Venus Meets Mercury This Weekend in a Fine Dusk Conjunction

What’s that? You say you’ve never seen elusive Mercury for yourself? You won’t have an excuse after this weekend, when the innermost world meets brilliant Venus at dusk in what is known as a planetary conjunction, one of the best for 2020.

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 by David Dickinson

Following the Inner Worlds: Mercury and Venus in 2020

Venus and the Moon — Venus Meets the Crescent Moon on February 27th, 2020. Image credit and copyright: Roger Hutchinson

Where have all the planets gone in early 2020? While most of the naked eye planets are hiding in the early dawn sky, one world dominates the evening: brilliant Venus.