Tuesday, May 10, 2011

APOD 4.6- Dawn of the Planets

       In Argentina, on May 5th, a spectacular sight ocurred as four out of five planets that can be seen with the naked-eye were visible. The planets, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, and Mars were all grouped closely together and visible near the horizon line at sunrise.Venus was the brightest while Mars was barley visible through clouds. As the month progresses, the planets will move up toward the Sun, so that soon Mars and Venus will be more easily seen in the morning sky.

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