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You need to see Mercury at its brightest this weekend – Inverse
Mercury will reach its longest eastern elongation on January 24, becoming visible to us here on Earth.
As the smallest
and nearest planet to the Sun, Mercury is not so easy for us to spot from Earth. The planet is generally outshone in the night sky by other celestial bodies, even though it is relatively far closer to our own world than, say, Jupiter, which can shine bright in the night sky despite being about six times as far as Mercury from Earth.
But this week, you are in luck. Every four months or so, this tiny but mighty planet swings to its furthest position away from the Sun, making it just…
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