1 00:00:02,135 --> 00:00:03,970 WHAT S UP STAR NERDS! TRACE HERE. 2 00:00:03,970 --> 00:00:09,642 THIS WEEK WE CAN SEE THREE PLANETS AT SUNRISE: MERCURY, VENUS AND MARS! HERE S HOW 3 00:00:09,642 --> 00:00:13,313 HIT THE SKY AROUND 6AM AND LOOK SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE COMING SUNRISE. 4 00:00:13,313 --> 00:00:18,618 VENUS WILL RISE FIRST SHINING SUPER BRIGHT, THEN MARS AND AT 7AM MERCURY! MER-CURY WILL 5 00:00:18,618 --> 00:00:23,390 BE A CHALLENGE TO SEE AS IT IS WAY DIMMER THAN VENUS AND MIGHT GET LOST IN A HAZY SUNRISE. 6 00:00:23,390 --> 00:00:28,361 BUT AS THE DAYS ROLL ON MERCURY WILL BE EASIER TO SPOT AS IT GETS FURTHER AWAY FROM OUR SUN, 7 00:00:28,361 --> 00:00:31,231 PEAK-ING AT HIGHEST ALTITUDE ON THE 12TH. THAT MORNING, 8 00:00:31,231 --> 00:00:34,367 MERCURY WILL PEAK AT 11 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORI-ZON. 9 00:00:34,367 --> 00:00:37,237 DON T WORRY, YOU DON T NEED A COMPASS JUST STRETCH OUT YOUR ARM AND MAKE A 10 00:00:37,237 --> 00:00:40,673 FIST THAT S ABOUT 10 DEGREES. IF YOU CAN T MAKE OUT MERC YOU 11 00:00:40,673 --> 00:00:45,078 CAN STILL ENJOY THE CONJUNCTION OF VENUS AND MARS UP AND TO ITS RIGHT! 12 00:00:45,078 --> 00:00:48,448 MERCURY ORBITS THE SUN EVERY 88 DAYS. YOU LL GET ANOTHER CHANCE 13 00:00:48,448 --> 00:00:52,448 TO SPY ON IT. IN THE MEANTIME KEEP LOOKIN UP!