2021, May 31: Goodbye, Mercury!

<p><strong>May 31, 2021: The planet parade is cut to four bright participants as Mercury departs the evening sky after tonight’s final appearance.&nbsp; “Goodbye, Mercury!” until it appears in the morning sky during early summer.&nbsp; This morning the moon is near Saturn and Jupiter in the southeastern sky. Brilliant Evening Star Venus, dim Mercury, and Mars are in the evening sky.</strong></p> <p>This episode is also available as a blog post: <a href="https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/05/24/2021-may-31-goodbye-mercury/">https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/05/24/2021-may-31-goodbye-mercury/</a></p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-l-hunt/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-l-hunt/support</a>