horizon may be different from where you are. But, from everywhere around the globe now, you can use the two super-brilliant planets Jupiter and Venus to locate Mercury near the horizon an hour or more before sunrise.
• To catch Mercury, get up at least an hour before sunrise. Look eastward for the two brightest star-like objects in the sky. That's be the planets Venus and Jupiter. Draw an imaginary line, going downward from the right side of Jupiter and past the left side of Venus to locate Mercury near the horizon. Mercury shines as brilliantly as our sky's brightest stars. But its luster will be tarnished by the murky glow of morning dawn. If you can't spot Mercury with the eyes alone, try your luck with binoculars.
• The farther north you live, the longer Mercury rises before the sun. The farther south you live, the closer that Mercury rises to sunrise. For instance, at mid-northern latitudes Mercury comes up about 90 minutes before sunrise. Meanwhile, at temper

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