You can catch a five-planet alignment tonight as Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars will appear across the night sky.
People can catch a five-planet alignment on Tuesday night as Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars will appearThe planets will align on Tuesday, according to Bill Cooke, a lead at NASA's meteoroid environment office. He told CBS News the alignment will look"very pretty."
"If you go outside, right at sunset, right after the sun goes down and look west, you'll see these planets strung out in a line extending about 50 degrees or so," he said. In terms of optimal viewing conditions, Cooke said you need to have a"clear western horizon" when twilight begins to appear. Jupiter, Venus and Mars will be easy to see, he said, while Mercury and especially Uranus will require a pair of binoculars.Jupiter and Mercury will be located closer to the horizon, while Mars will be next to the moon. Venus will be nearby and Uranus will appear as a"greenish star" right above the moon.
The large planetary alignment, which is defined as an alignment of five or six planets, will be visible in the days before and after, but March 28 will be the best day for observation, according to the astronomy guide app "Uranus is going to be the rare critter that you'll be looking for in that alignment," he told CBS News."If you're collecting planets, here's the chance to add Uranus to your collection.
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