Viewing the Night Sky with Linux, Part II: Visit the Planets With XEphem

"You can see that at sunset Venus, Mercury and Mars are all visible. Right-click on any of them to get more information like what times they rise and set. If you want to find any other planets, the Favorites menu will take you there. Along the top of the window are buttons controlling what you can see. You can easily show or hide constellation names and figures, star names, solar system objects, and various other classes of objects."

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