The two inner planets will be visible, Venus blazingly obvious and Mercury harder to spot
The new year starts in fine style with the two inner planets, Mercury and Venus, putting on a fine show in the morning sky.
Venus, situated 114m miles from Earth, will be blazingly obvious in the sky. Its reflective cloud layer acts like a mirror to the sunlight and it will be easily visible in a clear sky.
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