The motion of the inner planets in the sky is quite different from that of the outer planets. Instead of oppositions, Mercury and Venus pass through elongations. Those on the western side of theare visible in the morning sky (western elongation) and those on the eastern side, in the evening sky (eastern elongation).
Orbits and elongations
Feb 16, 2023
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