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elleng

(137,009 posts) Wed Mar 22, 2023, 08:59 PM Mar 2023

A planet parade will appear in the night sky next week. Here's how to see it. [View all]

Cincinnati Enquirer

Have you ever wanted to see a planet? Well, next week you will get the chance to see not one but five of them.

Five planets, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars, will be visible in the night sky Tuesday, March 28, according to Star Walk, an astronomy app and website. They will appear in an arc shape just above the horizon near the quarter-moon, WKYC reports.

For those interested in seeing this planetary parade, you are encouraged to start your observations soon after sunset. March 28 will be the best day for observation, but you can also see this cosmic event a few days before and after the date.

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2023/03/21/what-is-planet-parade-heres-how-see-5-planets-once-next-week/70033290007/?

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A planet parade will appear in the night sky next week. Here's how to see it. [View all] elleng Mar 2023 OP

Thanks for posting this bdamomma Mar 2023 #1

I love cosmic events--but it's not often possible to see them here in March. Backseat Driver Mar 2023 #2

Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune need a binoculars or telescope usually Tetrachloride Mar 2023 #4

I have been following this story. Saturn is now setting before the sun does. John1956PA Mar 2023 #6

I will be sure to look for this, thanks, elleng! Diamond_Dog Mar 2023 #3

I may have to bring out the big telescope. Ilsa Mar 2023 #5

To see a map of the sky from one's locale (one can change the time, and locale) progree Mar 2023 #7