WHAT S UP STAR NERDS! TRACE HERE.

THIS WEEK WE CAN SEE THREE PLANETS AT
SUNRISE: MERCURY, VENUS AND MARS! HERE S HOW

HIT THE SKY AROUND 6AM AND LOOK
SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE COMING SUNRISE.

VENUS WILL RISE FIRST SHINING SUPER BRIGHT,
THEN MARS AND AT 7AM MERCURY! MER-CURY WILL

BE A CHALLENGE TO SEE AS IT IS WAY DIMMER THAN
VENUS AND MIGHT GET LOST IN A HAZY SUNRISE.

BUT AS THE DAYS ROLL ON MERCURY WILL BE EASIER
TO SPOT AS IT GETS FURTHER AWAY FROM OUR SUN,

PEAK-ING AT HIGHEST ALTITUDE
ON THE 12TH. THAT MORNING,

MERCURY WILL PEAK AT 11
DEGREES ABOVE THE HORI-ZON.

DON T WORRY, YOU DON T NEED A COMPASS
JUST STRETCH OUT YOUR ARM AND MAKE A

FIST THAT S ABOUT 10 DEGREES.
IF YOU CAN T MAKE OUT MERC YOU

CAN STILL ENJOY THE CONJUNCTION OF
VENUS AND MARS UP AND TO ITS RIGHT!

MERCURY ORBITS THE SUN EVERY 88
DAYS. YOU LL GET ANOTHER CHANCE

TO SPY ON IT. IN THE MEANTIME KEEP LOOKIN UP!