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Three Planets Racing this Weekend

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the on-your-marks dept.

William Robinson writes "This report asks you to keep your eyes on the skies this weekend, when a rare triple-planetary alignment is going to happen. It promises a stellar show for star-gazers. Scott Young of the Manitoba Museum Planetarium says the planets in question -- Mercury, Venus and Saturn -- are all big enough to be seen without a telescope."

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  1. Planet spotting by tolkienfan · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Mercury is actually quite hard to see because it's close to the sun - you can only catch it at certain times of the year and only ever close to dawn and dusk.

    Venus is similar - but less so.

    Saturn is often in the sky, and is a beautiful sight through a telescope.

    I can't wait to see them all so close together - Let's hope for clear skies!