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(CNN) – It happens only a little more than once a decade. On Monday, avid star watchers will be able to look into a telescope aimed at the night sky and see Mercury pass between the Earth and the Sun.

Mercury is visible in the western sky after sunset. Mercury appears larger than Mars through a telescope due to its proximity to Earth. Mercury is currently a gibbous shape, more than half lit.

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Mercury will be farthest from the sun on Tuesday (Aug. 19), granting early risers a perfect opportunity to spot the fleet-footed world somewhat separated from the glare of our parent star. Mercury ...

This article first appeared on Wired.com. On August 10, six planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — will line up in an arc in the night sky. Four of these planets — Mercury, ...

At 6 A.M. EDT, Mercury will pass 1.2° north of Regulus, observable in the east before sunrise from locations with clear eastern horizons. Mercury, with a magnitude of –1.3, will reach an altitude of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Early risers are in for a spectacular show next week, when Jupiter, Venus and Mercury form a ...

The Oxley Nature Center will let people use a telescope Wednesday to watch the planet Mercury cross in front of the sun, which happens only once or twice a decade. The Nature Center's Donna Horton ...