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The visibility of the planets change throughout their orbit and depends on a number of factors, including their position in their orbit in relation to the Sun and the Earth, as well as its location along the ecliptic.
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Eagle, D. (2014). The Solar System: Observing the Planets. In: From Casual Stargazer to Amateur Astronomer. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8766-1_9
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