Mercury meets the Pleiades
April 2009: Besides Earth, seven other major planets populate our solar system. Of these, six will grace April's night sky.
By Alister Ling
By Martin Ratcliffe
Published:
February 23, 2009
Besides Earth, seven other major planets populate our solar system. Of these, six will grace April's night sky. If that's not enough, the Moon will occult Venus April 22 in a spectacular morning event for many North American observers.
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