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Credit & Copyright: Manu   
Arregi Biziola   
   
   
Explanation:
In this twilight skyview, a   
windmill   
stands in silent witness to a lovely   
pairing of planets in the west.   
   
The picture was recorded on April 5 from   
Gallegos del Campo, Zamora, Spain.   
   
Venus (left) and Mercury (right) are near their much   
anticpated conjunction   
in the early evening sky.   
   
But even in the coming days, these two   
evening stars will remain   
close in the western   
sky at sunset.   
   
In fact, with brighter Venus as a marker,   
sky watchers will have an excellent guide for   
spotting Mercury   
nearby, a planet often hidden in the Sun's glare.   
   
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