Wednesday, May 22, 2013

3 Planets Performing Rare Night Sky Show: How to See It

See the following link for a picture of how to locate the planets, and for more info.

http://www.space.com/21233-jupiter-venus-mercury-rare-planets.html?cmpid=514630

by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer
Date: 21 May 2013

Three planets are coming together in the evening sky at the moment, putting on a celestial show that won't be seen again for more than a decade.

Jupiter, Venus and Mercury are gathering low in the west-northwest evening sky, and next week they'll form the tightest grouping of three naked-eye planets that skywatchers will see until 2026, experts say.

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