Mercury (planet) at a steep angle. Mercury is 10° above the horizon when the planet appears directly above the Sun (i.e. its orbit appears vertical) and is at maximum elongation from the Sun (28°) and also when the Sun is 18° below the horizon, so the sky is just completely dark. This angle is the maximum altitude at which Mercury is visible in a completely dark sky. At middle latitudes, Mercury is more often and easily visible from the Southern Hemisphere than from the Northern. This is because Mercury's maximum western elongation occurs only during early autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, whereas
Back on the Planet Back on the Planet Back on the Planet is a studio album by American hip hop producer Ras G. It was released on Brainfeeder in 2013. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, "Back on the Planet" received an average score of 70 based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Bram E. Gieben of "The Skinny" called the album "a perfect, psychedelic hybrid of dusty LA beat-scene boom-bap and the cosmic jazz excursions of the Sun Ra Arkestra." Daryl Keating of "Exclaim!" said: "Paradoxically fusing ancient, grinding rhythms and ultra-modern, plush beats,