[julianh72 (Julian)]

Originally Posted by OzStarGazer

Thanks, but I meant Mercury...

Edit: I tried Starry Night, and this is what it would look like with a telescope like the SW Heritage 130p and a Televue Radian 8mm eyepiece:

Mercury can also be viewed in a 130 mm, but you won't see much other than the changing phases, and the windows of opportunity are shorter because it stays so close to the Sun. Maximum elongation is coming up on 25 May, when it will be 22 degrees away from the Sun.