I have no idea what I am looking at. I would like to become proficient at predicting the times the Milky Way will rise and be visible, weather and light permitting, from location X on date X. Here is a specific: When will the Milky Way rise to a point of visibility from the Owachomo Bridge (N 37Β° 35' 16.25" W 110Β° 00' 32.45" elev 6200 ft) in
Visible night of Dec 13 β Dec 14, 2023. Mercury: Until Wed 6:03 pm. Venus: From Thu 3:45 am. Mars: From Thu 6:29 am. Jupiter:Story: Night sky. The Milky Way is a vast white streak across the vault of the sky. New Zealand stargazers will find that it contains features unique to viewers in the southern hemisphere β the Southern Cross, Coal Sack and Jewel Box twinkle only here. And the upside-down outlook means that constellations can appear quite different from the
Mercury rise and set in San Diego. Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset. Mercury is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.