Parade of planets visible tonight for Long Islanders and other earthlings
Beginning around sunset, Saturn will be situated closest to the horizon, followed by Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Mars higher in the sky. While Neptune and Uranus also are within Earth’s line of sight, they’ll require binoculars or a telescope and are extremely difficult to locate, astronomers say.
7-planet parade will be visible on last day of February
According to NASA, multi-planet lineups are visible "every few years," but a seven-planet alignment is particularly uncommon, as each planet's orbit varies, with some moving more quickly and Mercury, in particular, being visible during its 88-day orbit for only "a couple of weeks at a time" each year.
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Lineups of four or five planets occur every few years, according to NASA. In late August 2025, four planets will be visible before sunrise, and in late October 2028, five planets will be visible at once before sunrise. Another five-planet alignment will occur in late February 2034, with the planets visible after sunset.
A stunning planet parade is now visible in the night sky. A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are ...
Seven planets currently form a rare "planet parade" in February's evening sky, with three easy to see with the naked eye, and ...
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — will come into a rare but powerful planetary alignment, often ...
Seven planets will line up for a rare "planetary parade" today (Feb. 28) and you can watch it live online, beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET (1700 GMT).
This Friday, all seven planets will be in the night sky for a brief period. Join the cosmic spectacle and learn where to look ...
Space.com said that Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will align across the sky just after dusk.
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You Can Witness a Stunning 'Parade of Planets' Tonight—and There Won't Be Another Until 2040On Feb. 28, seven planets—Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn—will all grace the early evening sky.
Uranus and Neptune can be seen with a telescope or binoculars. A similar alignment took place in January and it was easier to ...
Though the alignment isn't once-in-a-lifetime rare, the seven other planets in our solar system don't align every year, so it ...
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