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What is the angle between the line from Earth to Mercury and the line from Mercury to the Sun when Mercury is at greatest elongation?
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What configuration would it be best to observe mercury or Venus with an earth based telescope?
It is best to view any of the planets listed when they are at their greatest eastern or western elongation. This is only a configuration that exists for planets closer to the sun than we are. Elongation refers to the angle of the planet from the sun from earth view. At greatest elongation, they have the farthest possible angle from the sun. This means that the planets are in a place in their orbit where they are brightest and most visible from earth. For planets, farther from the sun than us on earth, the best possible time to view them is when they are in opposition. This refers to the planet being opposite the sun in the sky; this being the obvious opposite of the conjunction configuration where a planet appears behind the sun in the sky.
What location on earth can you see the planet mercury?
Anywhere, but only at certain times and not very often. You have to find out when Mercury is at its maximum elongation. Then it can be seen, close the Sun, at dawn or dusk. In the northern hemisphere it's best seen at Eastern elongation in the evening when it happens in the spring, or at Western elongation in the morning in autumn. That is because of the way the ecliptic lies in the sky at those times.
What planet has the greatest orbital inclination orbit at the greatest angle to that of the Earth?
mercury has the greatest orbital inclination
Which planet are between earth and the sun?
The orbits of Mercury and Venus are between the sun and the orbit of Earth. That is different from saying that Mercury and Venus are between the sun and Earth, which is often not true.
What is in between the sun and Earth?
Mercury and venus
How many stars are between the earth and the moon?
There are no stars between the earth and the moon. ** If there were, Earth would be as barren and lifeless as Mercury.
What planets are located between the sun the earth?
mercury and venus
How many planets are between the earth and the sun?
Two, Mercury and Venus.2, mercury and venus
Where is Mercurys location in relation to earth?
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and has one planet[venus] between us[Earth] and Mercury.
What is closer to the sun Mercury or earth?
Mercury is closer to the earth than the sun is, because the orbit of Mercury is between the sun and the orbit of Earth. However, when Mercury is on the opposite side of the sun from the earth, the sun is closer to the earth than Mercury is.
According to Copernicus what planet are located between the sun and the earth?
All the theories have Mercury and Venus between the Earth and the Sun.
Which planet between sun and venus?
Currently October 08 no planets are between Mars and Venus. Two planets can pass between them Mercury and Earth although in the case of Mercury Venus and Mars will also have the Sun between or nearly between them.Earth!!!!!!!!
