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Planets to be visible to naked eye

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye by late March.

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Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye by late March.

Beginning on March 22, and for the following 10 days, the elusive planet Mercury will join the four others, which already are visible to the naked eye.

Mercury will hover above the western horizon, with dazzling Venus stealing the show just above.

This planetary duet will be followed by Mars, slightly dimmer in the southwest. Saturn will appear almost directly overhead and slightly to the south, while Jupiter trails brilliantly behind, high in the east at dusk.

Such a planetary spectacle will not happen again for another 32 years.

Source:Xinhua

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