A 4am wake up allowed me to witness the June 2022 planetary conjunction, the best in 18 years. I wasn't able to see Mercury because of some low-lying clouds, alas, but was able to see Venus, the moon, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn all in a line over the National Mall.
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