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Five planets in our
system have lined up in a
event called a conjunction. All across the world, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn could be seen without a
. The rare planetary conjunction was
in clear skies before
. A weather website said the best time to view it was about an
before sunrise. An astronomer said it was, "like a string of pearls spread out from close to the
". She was particularly
at seeing Mercury, which is usually
to see. She said: "It is very satisfying [to] see this faint
planet."
