Mercury is farthest from the sunset on June 15
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For all of us on Earth now, the sun’s innermost planet, Mercury, is in the west after sunset, below blazing Venus and Jupiter. A line between Venus and Jupiter more or less points to Mercury. This is the view from the Northern Hemisphere. Notice how the planets make a line extending above and to the left of the sunset point. Mercury is farthest from the sunset – at greatest elongation on June 15. But look soon! Mercury – sometimes called the most elusive planet – will sli
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