Mercury can be seen now in the C3 FOV, in the southern hemisphere, moving from right to left. It is expected to be in the C3 FOV until around Feb 2.
00:54 UT E Limb Elongated and structured front developing slightly toward ESE. Ragged front follows by around 08:30 UT. 06:30 UT EN East Inverted V-shaped structure starts to be discerned developing behind the system of faint loops reported to start developing on previous day (gradual event). 07:31 UT WS West Brightening along the streamer that quickly fades. 15:06 UT EN East Elongated and ragged loop front developing behind the event reported to start at 06:30 UT. It moves faster, so it reaches the V-shaped structure close to the inner edge of the C3 FOV. 17:30 UT WS West Another brightening along the streamer that quickly fades.
05:54 - 09:30 UT Temporary DSN Data Gap. 10:06 UT WS West Brightening just appearing develops as a ragged loop front. Last C2 image available by the time of writing: 11:30 UT.