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 ...
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — will come into a rare but powerful planetary alignment, often ...
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Seven planets are on display in the night sky at the end of February, but some will be harder to spot than others. Here’s ...
Seven planets currently form a rare "planet parade" in February's evening sky, with three easy to see with the naked eye, and ...
Friday night is one of the best nights to see the rare cosmic sight of all seven planets aligning across the night sky. The ...
Uranus and Neptune can be seen with a telescope or binoculars. Check after the sun sets. Consider using a stargazing mobile ...
"It is a really rare thing to have all seven of the planets there on the same kind of side of the sky," said local astronomer ...
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