Thursday evening May 21^st, shortly after sunset, the two inner planets Mercury (apparent magnitude 0.41) and Venus (apparent magnitude -4.16) will be about 1^o from each other. Both planets will fit within the 7^o field of view of 7×50 binoculars as the graphics below show. Both planets are in motion along their respective orbital paths with Mercury moving toward the east while Venus is moving toward the west.

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