This is one of those things that you have an entire month to enjoy the different configurations/positions of Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. The show really started yesterday morning. I did not receive this email until today so it's not like I forgot to tell you about it. But, as I said, the show changes daily so if you miss something one day you will have a chance to see something a little different the next day. I would not have been able to see anything this morning due to cloud cover which didn't clear up until after 7:00 a.m. There is a nice little video on the website home page which comes up when you click on the link. I hope that all of you who are interested will get one or more chances to witness this phenomenon which will be capped off at month's end with the addition of a crescent moon. Robert E Paty, Scottsdale, AZ aka Mad Hatter From: snglist@snglist.msfc.nasa.gov To: snglist@snglist.msfc.nasa.gov Subject: Better than Coffee: Planets Align at Dawn Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 13:35:44 -0500 NASA Science News for May 9, 2011 No coffee? No problem. To wake up any morning this week, all you need to do is look out the window for a beautiful dawn conjunction of planets. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/09may_morningplanets/ This is a free service.