Four Planets Visible All At Once This Week

There is a reason for you to stare at the skies this week, as according to the editors of StarDate magazine, four planets will be visible to the naked eye all at once. Mars, Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury will all be visible low in the eastern sky, just before dawn on May 9-12.

StarDate magazine is a bi-monthly publication of The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory, which houses many telescopes responsible for a wide range of astronomical research. McDonald Observatory is also pioneering the next generation of astronomical research as a founding partner of the Giant Magellan Telescope.

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