Will all planets be visible? How to see January planetary alignment.

Six planets will align, but not all will be visible to the naked eye. We explain why.

Stargazers will be treated to a spectacular six-planet “alignment” this January.

A planetary alignment, or “planet parade” as the Internet calls it, will grace our night sky shortly after dusk. Earth SkyA stargazing and astronomy website. We will see six planets – Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn – but not all of them will be visible to the naked eye. You’ll need high-powered binoculars or binoculars to see Neptune and Uranus.

It is not particularly remarkable to have a few planets lined up in the sky, but it is less common to see four or five spectacular planets at the same time. NASA. They first aligned this past Tuesday and will align again on Sunday, Monday and Friday next week. The best viewing, though, will be in early February.

How is alignment done?

Planets revolve continuously around the Sun. solar systemso sometimes they slowly catch up to each other. Because they travel the same route, or Lunar EclipseAs they move through the ground, they seem to align. NASA. However, the formation of alignment will be short-lived as each planet moves at a different speed.

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Where to see the alignment of the planets.

When looking in the southern sky about 90 minutes after sunset, the planetary alignment will be visible almost everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, weather permitting.

Even if you are using high-powered binoculars or binoculars, both Uranus and Neptune will be dim, and Neptune will appear as a star. But Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus should be visible with the naked eye.

Profiles of Visible Planets

For this alignment, Mercury will be on the far side of the Sun, according to Earth Sky. And being so close to the Sun will make it difficult to see.

With eight planets in our solar system, they all have some very interesting properties. Here’s a quick look at this month’s planets:

When will the planets align again?

February 28: Seven planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. (The last time all seven planets were in conjunction was during a total solar eclipse on April 8).