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STARTING WEDNESDAY: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn to align in night sky

• http://www.abc15.com, By: Iris Hermosillo

For the first time since 2005, the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will all be visible at the same time.

According to EarthSky.org , the 5 planets will be visible just before dawn starting Wednesday, January 20, 2016.

Set your alarms early as Mercury, which is the fifth planet to join the group, is set to rise just before 6:50 a.m. on Wednesday.

Our sunrise that day happens at 7:32 a.m.

We could see a few high clouds Wednesday morning, but otherwise we expect mostly clear skies each morning through the end of the week which should make it easy to spot the planets.

If you don't get to see them this week, don't worry, these five planets will be visible each day before dawn through February 20, 2016.


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