Stargazers are in for a treat later this month as five planets of the solar system will be visible from Earth as part of a rare planetary alignment.
On March 28, Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars and Venus are expected to line up together in a small section of the sky shortly after sunset.
Two of the brighter planets – Mercury and Jupiter – will be noticeable near the horizon, while Venus is expected to shine higher in the sky.
Although binoculars will be needed to spot Uranus, Mars should be viewable in the alignment near to the first quarter of the moon.
While it is not unusual to see two or three planets in the sky, an alignment of five is less common. It happened last year, and in both 2020 and 2016 prior to that.
Last year, stargazers in the northern hemisphere had the amazing opportunity to gaze at Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn all at once.
Stargazers are in for a treat as five planets will be visible from earth
On March 28, Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars and Venus are expected to line up together in a small section of the sky shortly after sunset.
Two of the brighter planets – Mercury and Jupiter – will be noticeable near the horizon, while Venus is expected to shine higher in the sky.
Although binoculars will be needed to spot Uranus, Mars should be viewable in the alignment near to the first quarter of the moon.
While it is not unusual to see two or three planets in the sky, an alignment of five is less common. It happened last year, and in both 2020 and 2016 prior to that.
Last year, stargazers in the northern hemisphere had the amazing opportunity to gaze at Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn all at once.
Stargazers are in for a treat as five planets will be visible from earth

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