It will make a great scene when Saturn, Mercury, Mars, Venus and Jupiter make a planetary arrangement taking to the heavenly pasture.

As the sun goes down, Venus and Mercury will be seen low on the western horizon. Venus is very dazzling, and Mercury appears dim. By the end of the week, Venus starts to mount in the west, as Mercury, originally stationary, sinks ultimately.

While Venus lingers at an amazing negative third magnitude, very bright, Mercury is at first magnitude.

Over in another quadrant are Saturn and Mars, Saturn high in the southeast and Mars high in the south. Saturn continues to be up all night. By midnight, it will be due south, and Mars will have shifted west.

Both planets should be bright enough to be visible on clear nights.

Jupiter can now be observed just before sunrise. Later this month, Jupiter becomes much more noticeable, growing earlier in a darker sky, a wonderful sight as it climbs in the east.

Stray meteors that might be observed on April 16-25 are possibly Lyrids. The International Meteor Organization says that the Lyrid meteor shower will most likely peak on the morning of April 22.

On April 20, telescope viewers can also gaze for a nice arrangement of Saturn's moons. Search for five moons in a line. It's difficult to spot Iapetus above and to the right of bright Titan. Jupiter goes up in the sunrise's twilight until mid-month.