Last week, I told you that this was a great month for spotting planets. This weekend will be even better for spotting the elusive Mercury alongside the much flashier Venus. This time, I've only linked one image from the article I linked last week.

Be ready Saturday evening at 9:40pm (a half hour after sunset), in the darkest part of your yard you can find, you'll see the barest sliver of the new moon low in the western sky (up river, near where the sun has set). Almost directly above the new moon (and slightly to the right), you will see bright Venus. Directly above the new moon, and just a bit above Venus (as shown in the diagram) will be Mercury. Mercury will be much dimmer and harder to spot, but it should be the only other point of light you can see that low in the sky near the last of the sunset. If you can spot it, Mercury should be visible until about 10:10pm when it, and Venus, will also set.

Next week, I will post some articles giving you some good close-up views of our innermost planets.