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planet's rotation. However, Mercury's orbital motion is so fast at perihelion that it causes the sun to go eastward in the daytime sky for a few (Earth) days.
• At evening dusk on Friday, June 22, look for this strange and intriguing planet in between the waxing crescent moon and the two brightest Gemini stars, Castor and Pollux.
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