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Planet Grouping Photo Page April 30th, 2002

This photo was taken on April 30rd, 2002 at 9:43pm EDT. All five naked eye planets can be seen in the sky in this photo.
Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus, Mercury

Here's Saturn, Mars, Venus and Mercury on April 30rd, 2002 at 9:47pm EDT. Notice how much the "wandering stars" have moved since April 23rd.
4 planets

In this photo, I signed my name with my flashlight!
me

Photos by:
John French
Planetarium Production Coordinator
Abrams Planetarium
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, USA

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