Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. This March stargazers have been treated to eye-catching formations of bright planets in western evening skies. Mercury, closest to the horizon and immersed in fading sunlight, is easily visible between silhouetted clouds. To the left and up in the deepening blue is Jupiter with a brilliant Venus above and Saturn shining in the darkened sky near the top of the image.
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