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During July, magnitude 5.8 Uranus can be spotted as a blue-green speck in binoculars and as a small 3.5 arc-seconds-wide disk ...
Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...
This week, stargazers will be rewarded with a special treat: a chance to glimpse all seven other planets, which will align in the night sky at the same time. While Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn ...
This July, skywatchers across Southern California are in for a remarkable sight as the crescent Moon and Mars converge in a ...
Venus moves east as July progresses and stands 3° due north of Aldebaran on the 14th, after skirting the northern regions of ...
A lineup of five planets will appear beneath the moon in the night sky, beginning just after sunset. Onlookers should be able to catch the best glimpse of the alignment the evening of March 28 ...
5 planets aligning in the sky this week 03:53. People can catch a five-planet alignment on Tuesday night as Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars will appear across the night sky.. The planets ...
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5 planets could be visible in the night sky on Monday and Tuesday On Monday and Tuesday, you may be able to catch a glimpse of Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars all at once.
Fourth planet Mars, meanwhile, shines highest in the sky. If you want to understand the planetary parade and how it changes, come back next week and you’ll see only Mars, Venus and Uranus.
Whenever planets are visible in the night sky, they always appear roughly along the same line. This path, known as the ecliptic, is the same one that the sun travels along during the year.
Keep an eye to the sky this week for a chance to see a planetary hangout. Five planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — will line up near the moon.