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03-23-2004, 07:21 PM
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Planetary alignment forcast for today?
A substitute teacher for an elementary school today mentioned some sort of rare planetary alignment that is supposedly starting today and will last for a month?
I've googled around but have had no luck. Anyone know anything about this? 
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#2
03-23-2004, 07:24 PM
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It's not an alignment - it's Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all visible to the naked eye. If you're lucky enough to get clear skys and mad enough to stay up all night.
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/plan...ma_040305.html
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#3
03-23-2004, 07:26 PM
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According to my local news, in the western sky you can see (going up) Mercury, the moon, Venus, Mars and Saturn, IIRC. In the eastern sky, you can see Jupiter. I saw them last night. Venus is so bright I thought it was an airplane at first but the approach would have been all wrong.
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#4
03-23-2004, 07:27 PM
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Well, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and the Moon are all visibile in the evening sky.
We finally got a break in the weather, and I caught a glimpse of Mercury last night, beneath the merest sliver of a Moon.  Sky and Telescope article.
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