Mercury Visible Now In Bay Of Plenty
Until about the end of this month the planet Mercury will be readily visible to the naked eye in the early evening twilight in the Bay of Plenty'. Due west, near Mercury, in the same region of the sky, is the planet Saturn, which is the fainter of the two objects and at a lower altitude. Being the nearest planet to the sun, Mercury as seen from the earth, is always in close proximity to it, and is therefore difficult to find at most times. It is a small planet, some 3000 miles in diameter, only a little larger than' the moon.
By September 7, Mercury will once more be out of easy visual range, as it appears to move closer to the sun.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 89, 30 August 1950, Page 5
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