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People in Suffolk will be treated to a unique sight tomorrow as Venus, Saturn and the moon align to create a 'cosmic smile' in the sky. The best time to see the planets align in a smiley face is from 5.30am on Friday morning until 6.
30am as the sun rises. Jessica Lee, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich said: "On the morning of April 25, in the eastern sky just before sunrise you’ll be able to see a thin crescent moon. "Above the Moon, Venus will be bright and easily visible.
“Below Venus on the other side of the crescent moon, Saturn will technically be visible. “However, Saturn rises just before the Sun and the sky will be brightening by the minute. “The planets pass through the same area of sky where we see the Moon, and so it won’t be rare for Saturn or Venus to be near the Moon – however how often we can interpret them as smiley faces, I think, depends on individual imaginations.
” It's best advised to look to the east, she continued: "You’ll need to turn your head sideways and really squint, but then you might be able to see the two planets as the eyes and the Moon as the mouth of the face." You can see the cosmic smile with the naked eye, but to get the clearest view, stargazers should be ready to look up at 5am. The Lyrid meteor shower is also due to take place this week, peaking on Tuesday night, where shooting stars will be visible across the night sky.
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