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The Sky This Month

July 2012

Tune into the most observable events in this month's sky.

Venus-and-Jupiter

Brilliant planets gather at dawn

July 2012: Mercury hangs above the western horizon after the Sun sets in early July, and Mars, Saturn, and Virgo's brightest star, Spica, pop into view.

By Martin Ratcliffe, Alister Ling // Published: May 29, 2012

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