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Rare planetary alignment to begin your Wednesday

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Clear skies Wednesday morning should allow for a great view of a rare planetary alignment in the sky.

At about 6 a.m., no less than four planets in our solar system will "line up" with the moon.

Look in the southeastern sky just before sunrise. There, you'll see Jupiter at the top of the planetary line-up, followed by Mars below and to the left of Jupiter.

Next, find the moon. It's a thin crescent closer to the horizon. Great photo op there, but we're not done. Between the moon and the horizon, you see very bright Venus practically holding hands with Saturn just below.

This diagram provided by Jay Reynolds from the Cleveland Astronomical Society.

Reynolds also adds another bonus for star gazers just above the moon: "In the mix with Venus and Saturn, will be the orange looking star Antares. Antares is the heart of the Summer Constellation "Scorpio."