Finally hauled myself out of bed to take a look at the two planets I hadn't seen through my telescope: Mars and Mercury. Mercury appeared to be yellowish, and looked like it was in the gibbous phase. Very pretty, the only naked-eye planet I hadn't (knowingly) seen even without the scope.

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Mercury

Mercury
  • Observed with: Celestron 127eq
  • Seeing: average
  • Light pollution: average