Mars will be making its closest approach to Earth in two years, and thus, the mighty red planet, named for the god of war himself, will appear brighter, bigger, and bolder in the night sky. This Martian exclamation point will further amplify the experience of the alignment.
Directly to the right of Orion is Jupiter and left of it is the unmistakable red disc of Mars. The best time to view the planetary alignments is about 7pm in the evening. Uranus is also high in the night sky, visible to the right of Jupiter. Neptune is only visible with a telescope in the same area of sky as Venus and Saturn.
Sky watchers are in for a treat this month as the stars align to give amateurs a shot to see six planets at once.
Tonight and throughout January, stargazers can see a planetary alignment in the night sky or what some are calling a planetary 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.
From west to east, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars will make an arc across Wyoming’s night sky in a parade of planets Friday and
Keep your eyes on the sky. Six planets in our solar system are coming into alignment and will be visible from Earth. AccuWeather says Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars will be
What is the parade of planets? How to see Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune this January and what days and times. Plus astrological effects.
Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system.
For much of January and February, you have the chance to see six planets in our solar system after dark, although two — Uranus and Neptune — will be hard to see without a telescope or high-powered binoculars.
Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that the next won’t happen until 2040.
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