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August 2010

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August 2010 neptune
August 2010: Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Saturn gather low in the west at dusk and set within 2 hours of the Sun. Jupiter becomes the major attraction from late evening until dawn, but both Uranus and Neptune make worthy targets for binocular users.
By Alister Ling, Martin Ratcliffe // Published: June 28, 2010
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