This week, if the weather is clear, is a great time to spot Mercury just after sunset. Look to the west for brilliant Venus at about 8:20 p.m. Just to its lower right lies Mercury. Each evening the tiny planet's position noticeably changes as it orbits the sun. For the next week it appears to move closer to Venus before fading in the bright evening twilight.
Such is our view from Earth ...
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