From Aug. 17-21, a spectacular “planet parade” (also called an alignment) features the moon and six planets. Here’s when and where to look on Sunday, Aug. 17.
An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky.Early risers are this week being treated to the sight of a “planet parade” in the eastern sky before sunrise featuring Saturn, Jupiter , Venus , Mercury and the moon. Best seen about an hour before sunrise on Sunday, Aug. 17, Saturn will be visible in the south, with the moon high above the east, accompanied by bright planets Jupiter and Venus below. Mercury could also be glimpsed below Venus in the gathering light of dawn.
Jupiter will be the highest of the visible planets, while Venus will blaze brightest between Jupiter and Mercury.
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