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.
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 ...
It is being called a "planetary parade" as seven planets are expected to be seen in the Earth's night sky on Friday, ...
This Friday, all seven planets will be in the night sky for a brief period. Join the cosmic spectacle and learn where to look ...
Uranus and Neptune can be seen with a telescope or binoculars. A similar alignment took place in January and it was easier to ...
After Friday's spectacle, a "planet parade" of this size won't appear in the night sky for several years, experts say.
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