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  How and When to Catch the Brightest Planets on Display Throughout February

  

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  Over the past two months we’ve been treated to some pretty amazing things in the night sky. February, on the other hand, is a little quieter—especially when it comes to planets. Of the five planets we can usually see with the naked eye (those would be Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn), really, only Mars will…Read more...

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  Catch a Rare Three-Planet Conjunction of Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn All Weekend

  

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  After spending the week glued to the TV and our devices, we could all use a...

  After spending the week glued to the TV and our devices, we could all use a break from screens. Fortunately the night sky has a whole weekend’s worth of entertainment lined up for us, in the form of a rare three-planet conjunction featuring Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn. The last time this particular combination…Read more...

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  Great conjunction - Wikipedia

  

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  Great Conjunction

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  The Sight of Jupiter and Saturn Together Is a Beautiful Thing

  

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  A conjunction is a good time to reflect on our cosmic heritage, and on the long...

  A conjunction is a good time to reflect on our cosmic heritage, and on the long shadows cast by the gas giants.Illustration by SN VFX / ShutterstockToday, December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will appear extremely close to each other in the sky, less than a tenth of a degree apart, about one fifth the width of the full Moon.1 “Conjunctions” like this happen all...

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