Made an attempt to see the conjunction of
All observations were made from the Western edge of the village.
Got set up on the Western edge of the village. Did an initial
scout around the general location of
Sun still up.
Sweeping around some more with the
Once I'd seen it with the binoculars I could just about find it with the naked eye.
By this point there appeared to be quite a bit of murk on the horizon and whatever I was seeing was just above it. The sky was very read in the general direction of Sunset.
Sun now set from my location.
It was
This is the first time in my life that I've ever knowingly seen Mercury!
While Venus was now obvious to the naked eye and very easy to find there was no hint of Mercury to the eye.
Still no sign of
Behind me, in the opposite direction from Sunset, I could see the Earth's shadow rising. This is the first time I've knowingly noticed this.
While looking around the sky noticed that
Still unable to see
Could just about make out one of
Decided to call it a day for this session and head back home.