Nice ongoing planetary alignment

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The current planetary alignment features Venus, Jupiter, and Mars closely positioned in the morning sky near the constellation Leo. This alignment is expected to change in two weeks as the planets will spread out, but the Moon will also be visible during this time. Observers are encouraged to look up an hour or two before sunrise for optimal viewing conditions. Capturing this event with photography equipment is also recommended.

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Just bringing to everybody's attention that there's a very nice alignment of planets in the morning sky. Venus, Jupiter and Mars are within a few degrees of each other, next to the constellation of Leo. In two weeks' time, while they'll spread out a bit by then, the Moon will also swing by.
If you're up early in the morning (about an hour or two before sunrise), look up. Or snap a photo if you've got the means.

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(snapshot from http://neave.com/planetarium/)
 
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Nice. I'll have to check that out in the morning.
 

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