Mercury's twilight romp
February 2013: The solar system's two largest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, put on nice displays during February. Mercury and Mars add to the evening scene during twilight.
By Martin Ratcliffe
By Alister Ling
Published:
December 21, 2012
The solar system’s two largest planets put on nice displays during February: Jupiter remains a stunning sight after sunset while Saturn appears equally grand before dawn. Mercury, the elusive Sun-hugging planet, and ruddy Mars add to the evening scene during twilight. And distant Uranus becomes an easy binocular target when it passes a similarly bright star late this month.
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