Abstract
MERCURY AN EVENING STAR.—Mercury will be visible to the naked eye on a few evenings at the end of December, the planet being above the horizon more than i| hours after sunset. At about 5 P.M., Mercury will be visible on very clear evenings a little above the W.S.W. horizon, shining with a rosy light and scintillating after the manner of a fixed star. The brilliant planet Venus will be situated about 8° to the eastwards and afford a clue to the exact position of Mercury, which will shine with far less lustre. A field-glass might be employed to advantage. Early in January, Mercury will disappear from the evening sky, but Venus will remain very conspicuous in the twilight during the ensuing winter and spring months.
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