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Rare 3-Planet Sight Tonight: See Jupiter, Mercury and Venus Together, (video inside)
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[quote:JUST HERE:MV8yMjQ0NDYwXzM4MTA0MzE4XzRCMDBCNjgz] [quote:muddogg:MV8yMjQ0NDYwXzM4MTA0MDQ3X0E0OEVFMTBF] [quote:JUST HERE:MV8yMjQ0NDYwXzM4MTAzODU0X0I3NThFOEY0] [quote:muddogg:MV8yMjQ0NDYwXzM4MTAzODQ0X0FFNDNEOUI1] They were visible last night....I was watching out in the country, no light pollution. They were the only things in the sky for a while.....so cool! [/quote] wish I was there, light pollution sucks [/quote] I am lucky to be where I am..... You need to get out of town, go camping, lie on your back and be awed! Everyone needs to do this occasionally. :cool2: [/quote] :agree: [/quote]
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Three planets will perform a rare celestial dance in the sunset sky tonight (May 26), a cosmic show that stars Jupiter, Venus and Mercury.
Weather permitting, the three planets will shine together in a triangle formation low in the western sky in a planetary meet-up known as a conjunction. But there is more to the night sky sight than meets the eye.
"Triple conjunctions of planets are fairly rare," astronomer Tony Phillips explained in a NASA observing guide. "The last time it happened was in May 2011 and it won't happen again until October 2015."
What sets tonight's planetary show apart from other conjunctions is that it includes the three brightest planets visible in the May night sky. Venus is the brightest of the trio, with Jupiter a close second and Mercury coming in third.
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