Place: Casey Key Beach
Time: About 6:00 A.M.
This morning, from about 6:00 to 6:30 A.M. I was able to see a cluster of planets located a few degrees above the horizon line right before the sunrise. I saw Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars were all within one degree of each other. Mars was difficult to see, but I believe that the two planets that were the brightest were Venus and Mercury. As the sun rose, all of the planets increasingly faded, however Venus stayed visible much longer. It was a unique occasion to see four planets with the naked-eye at one time, as there are only five planets that can be seen without a telescope.
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