Rare Seven-Planet Alignment to Grace Night Skies on February 28

Seven planets will line up in 'parade' on Friday

It is being called a "planetary parade" as seven planets are expected to be seen in the Earth's night sky on Friday, astronomers said.

Shafaq News/ A composite image showed seven planets neighboring Earth in a rare event that took place this week for the first time since 1982. This amazing image of the sky was taken by astrophotographer Josh Dorey, showing Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Venus, Neptune and Mercury in one scene. According to the Live Science website, spacecraft have previously taken pictures of all the planets in the sky from space, but ground-based cameras have …

Rare celestial event seen in skies above Norfolk

Seven planets aligned in the skies above Norfolk on Friday and a local photographer captured images of it from Winterton beach.

Astronomy Club of Augusta gives dozens of stargazers opportunity to see the "Parade of Planets"

AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) - A local astronomy group gathered Friday evening to see the "Parade of the Planets". The Astronomy Club of Augusta gave dozens of stargazers the opportunity to see the rare celestial event. Many brought their own telescopes and had chairs set up for the beautiful view of the night sky. Seven planets will be visible in the sky. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Mars can be seen by the naked eye but you will need a telescope to be ab…

Rare ‘planetary parade’ visible in Las Vegas night sky

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Friday night marked one of the last opportunities to see a planetary alignment, known as a planetary parade. Seven planets lined up in the night sky. At the College of Southern Nevada’s Planetarium, spectators had the opportunity to utilize the school’s telescopes and observation area to view the alignment. “We've had four or five planets in the sky several times since 2016,” Andrew Kerr, CSN’s Planetarium manager said. “Seven…

7-planet parade will be visible on last day of February

According to NASA, multi-planet lineups are visible "every few years."