If you are a budding astronomer or simply enjoy watching the sky through a telescope, you probably have an interest in all of the planets in our solar system. There are a total of eight planets, ...

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The five planets — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn — will be able to be seen by the naked eye in the early morning. In addition, the planets will be seen in their proper order from the Sun.

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