Planet Parade: A miracle in the sky - 'Planet Parade' from today, watch it like this..
Don't miss the 2025 planet parade! Witness Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn with the naked eye, while Neptune and Uranus require a telescope.
Planet Parade: A miracle in the sky - 'Planet Parade' from today, watch it like this..
This month will offer space observers a spectacular sight when planet alignment in a so-called 'planet parade' across the night sky.
Six planets parade typically appear lined up from Earth but the unusual factor here is witnessing multiple planets together at the same time according to USA Today.
Planet parade
Planets in our solar system travel around the Sun on an imaginary line that extends across the sky in a flat plane. The ecliptic represents the imaginary plane through which Earth orbits the Sun. This alignment causes planets to always show up to humans in a straight line.
NASA explains that the ecliptic plane causes planets to seem like they're approaching each other to Earth observers during their night sky movements along the cosmic racetrack.
Space enthusiasts find interest in this month's sky because they will be able to observe six planets where four will be visible with the naked eye and two others require telescope viewing.
Planet parade: What to expect?
Planet parade 2025 describes the alignment of solar system planets in a linear formation that makes them look like they are marching through the night sky. A comparable celestial alignment occurred in June of the previous year.
Four visible planets and two faint planets can be seen in tonight's sky this month.
The naked eye can spot Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn while Neptune and Uranus require telescopic viewing.
NASA reported in its January review that multi-planet viewing opportunities happen more than once but aren't annual events which makes them worthy of observation.
Planet parade: Where and when can I view the planetary alignment known as planet parade?
The astronomical event known as a "conjunction" between Venus and Saturn occurred last week.
Stargazers will observe Venus and Saturn positioned in the southwest during the initial hours of the night throughout most of the month. The planet Jupiter shines with great intensity high in the sky while its counterpart Mars makes its appearance rising in the eastern horizon.