was it Mercury? (Bradford)

Ugh. Up early. Kissed rho and headed outside for the brisk walk to the GO station, dodging skinny kitties and skunks.

Dark again. Winter is coming.

I saw stars! It was very clear. Took in Orion, flickering Sirius, Gemini, Auriga, and the Moon. Tilting my head back, I could see the big Winter Football.

Venus blazed in the east. I noticed something 8° away, below, at a steep angle, about 70 or 80°. Was it Mercury? I know it was near maximum elongation.

I checked Sky Map on the Android smartphone and learned that Mars and Regulus were there too... But which one was I seeing? Sky Map did not show magnitudes.

The point of light faded in creeping fog.

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Checked on Grace's iPad in SkySafari. It was Mercury! At magnitude -0.4.