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AccuWeather said a
in this
would not be visible from Earth again for another 20 years. The next time it will happen will be August 2040. It said this
event was special because the planets appeared in the order they are positioned from the
, with Saturn being the farthest away and Mercury the nearest. Another
, Dr Diana Hannikainen, said the conjunction was
on Friday morning as a crescent moon accompanied the five planets. She said the
was a "delightful sight". The conjunction is
because the five planets all have different
of the sun. Mercury takes 88 days to orbit the sun, while
takes 29 years.
