Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are putting on an epic predawn sky show right now.
It will be well worth setting your alarm clock for around 5 a.m. local daylight time on June 26 to spot an eye-catching celestial tableau involving a slender crescent moon hovering 2.5 degrees to the left of Venus. And on this same morning, hovering a half dozen degrees above them, will be the beautiful Pleiades. You'll be able to fit all three in the same field of view of a standard pair of 7-power binoculars.
Last but certainly not least, on June 27, about 30 to 40 minutes before sunrise, use binoculars to scan the east-northeast horizon in the brightening dawn twilight and see if you can catch Mercury, which will have brightened to magnitude -0.4. And 3.5 degrees to its upper left, you might also get a glimpse of the now exceedingly thin crescent moon, only 3% illuminated. As a bonus, see if you can pick out the orange first-magnitude star Aldebaran, situated about 7 degrees to the left of Mercury.
And one final note: Make sure you have an unobstructed view of the eastern and southern horizons so that you'll have a clear view of the moon and planets on any given morning. The best views will be either from an elevated area above any tall buildings or trees, or from a shoreline where you can look out over open water to a flat sea horizon.
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