The night sky is about to light up with rare planetary alignment
Mars, which will appear as a reddish dot, will be the highest in the sky, located above the southern horizon in the constellation Gemini. Jupiter, the second brightest in the night sky, will be found a bit lower than the Red Planet, in the constellation Taurus. Uranus will be in the constellation Aries, near the border of Taurus.
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Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury will be visible in an uncommon planetary alignment this month.
Before that, on March 12, 2025, Saturn will reach superior conjunction (pass around the far side of the sun), effectively ending the current planet ... Venus is moving closer to Earth on its ...
For reference, the sun has an apparent magnitude of -26.7 (too bright to look at directly), while the dimmest object the human eye can detect under ideal conditions is around +6. Good news!
Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.
Stargazers in parts of the U.S. have a fleeting opportunity this month to catch a rare celestial phenomena—a "parade" of ...
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