Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Mercury and Uranus will all gather within a small 50-degree sky sector. Here's what to know.
A rare astronomical phenomenon will take place for one night on Tuesday, March 28, where five planets – Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Mercury and Uranus – will gather in the same place and within a small 50-degree sky sector, which will be seen as a rare alignment, according to a report from Insider and NBC5.
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio The rare cosmic event will take place in the evening just after sunset where the five planets will be visible. Unlike what you may think, the planets won’t be visible in a straight line, but instead will be in arc formation alongside the moon, according to reports.
Even though March 28 is the best day observe the rare occurrence, they will be visible together in the days leading up to and after the event, mainly March 25 through March 30. Of course, catching a glimpse of the dazzling view would be better with a pair of binoculars and clear skies. People are also reading… 33 groundbreaking NASA missions in photographs 33 groundbreaking NASA missions in photographs Explorer 1 Apollo-Saturn Apollo 7 Apollo 8 Apollo 9 Apollo 10 Apollo 11 Apollo 12 Apollo 13 Apollo 14 Apollo 15 Apollo 16 Apollo 17 Pioneer 10 Pioneer 11 Viking Voyager Interstellar Skylab Space Shuttle Shuttle-Mir Landsat Hubble Space Telescope Chandra Spitzer Space Telescope International Space Station Mars Science Laboratory Parker Solar Probe Juno OSIRIS-REx Cassini-Huygens...
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