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Mercury at greatest elongation and the longest days of the year

SkyCaramba

English - December 18, 2022 06:00 - 5 minutes - 5.34 MB
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Mercury's at greatest elongation and near Venus. Jupiter and Saturn are easy evening sights. So is Mars. Earth's at solstice.


These are the longest days of the year as measured by high noon to high noon.