How to See Six Planets Lined Up in the Night Sky This Month—and Glimpse a Rare Seven-Planet ‘Parade’ in February
While the planets are technically always "aligned" along the same plane in our sky, seeing so many at once is a special opportunity
Look up to see a planetary parade this winter. 7 planets set to align in the night sky.
Four planets will be in the parade in January while seven will align in February. Here's how to see the events.
How to See Six Planets Align in 'Parade'
Six of our cosmic neighbors are expected to line up across the night sky tonight, in what has been dubbed a "planetary parade". Throughout much of January and February, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be visible splayed out in a long arc across the heavens, with Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn being visible to the naked eye.
How to Watch the Rare Planet Parade Twinkle Across the Night Sky
Six planets are lining up in a row from our Earthly view of the cosmos, in a spectacle that'll be visible in January through to February.
How to see 6 planets align in a rare night-sky parade in January and February
Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you identify them.
Up to 7 planets align in night sky, wowing skygazers in January and February
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Stargazers, prepare for the parade of planets that will take place over the next few nights in the sky. Here's what you need to know.
WATCH: Planets align in the night sky
Mercury is set to join the planetary parade towards the end of February. This is a special opportunity for stargazers as the next planetary alignment visible from Earth, is not expected until 2040. Dark and clear nights make the best conditions for viewing,
How to see the planets align: We show when and where to view
Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn – but not all of them will be visible to the naked eye. You'll need high-powered binoculars or a telescope to see Neptune and Uranus. It's not especially remarkable for a few planets to line up in the sky,
Every planet will align in a rare parade next month - here's how to see it
For a few brief evenings around February 28, every planet in our solar system will be visible at once, with Mercury making a cameo in the planetary parade which is running all this month and next. You will be able to see seven planets in the sky,
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Six planets will be visible tonight in a planet parade. Here's how to see it
It will be "a celestial event where multiple planets in our solar system appear close together in the night sky." ...