Now Is Your Chance to See Mercury
Unlike Jupiter and Saturn , Mercury is not easy to see this month, but tomorrow morning may very well be your best chance – if clear skies permit.
In the early morning hours of August 9, Mercury will have the greatest westerly elongation from the Sun (at this time, it will be farthest from the Sun as viewed from Earth). It will not be the brightest yet – it will continue to get brighter throughout August – but it will start sinking closer to the sun the day after tomorrow. By the last week of August, you won’t notice it at all.
Binoculars will give you the best view of Mercury. Look at the east-northeast horizon about an hour and a half before sunrise.
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