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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Planets to align in Derry with Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury and Saturn visible together for last time until 2040The planets are set to align tonight when Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn form a parade which will ...
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus could all be visible with clear skies, but not all can be seen by the naked eye, according to Space.com and other sites that track ...
This Friday, all seven planets will be in the night sky for a brief period. Join the cosmic spectacle and learn where to look ...
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