Limerick Astronomy Club

Posted: **Mon May 05, 2008 7:51 am**

Taken from the clubs new observing site in the Burren, 4th May '08 at 9:48:58 PM.
Mercury setting in the West.
I also made a video showing it setting.
You can see it here;
http://www.frankryanjr.com/mercury.wmv
(If anyone knows how to make it into a animated gif or something
not so big please let me know)

And here it is right on the horizon

Posted: **Mon May 05, 2008 12:41 pm**

Wasnt mercury cool, through the scope it was a rainbow 2/3 phase, small but there, it was cool to see it sink into the horison like it did.

Posted: **Wed May 07, 2008 12:08 am**

Good stuff lads - sorry I couldn't make it.

Simon