Tag: orbit
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That’s No Moon! Quasi-Satellite 2023 FW₁₃
Today we are going to be taking a look at a quasi-satellite of the Earth. In previous pieces we have taken a look at other quasi-satellites or semi-satellites. They may be called temporary moons or semi-moons, they are given various names even though generally they are not moons in a strict sense. We have already…
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December’s Morning Mercury: The Smallest Planet’s Greatest Elongations
Today, we are going to be looking at the planet Mercury. We’re going to start just a couple of days ago, when Mercury was at its greatest elongation. We’re coming back to sunrise on the 7th of December, when Mercury reached its greatest elongation. Thankfully, it will be close to this greatest elongation for a…
