You’ll be able to see Mercury, Saturn together in the night sky next week
Ahead of its dance with Saturn on Feb. 24, Mercury should be seen on Feb. 19 at magnitude -1.2 with binoculars 20 minutes after sunset, 3 degrees up and 15 degrees left of due west, Space.com reported. With each passing day, Mercury will gain 1 degree in altitude and become more visible to the naked eye.
Like a celestial parade across the cosmos, five bright planets are lighting up the night sky and visible with the naked eye all February long — with two other planets also detectable for skywatchers ...
Though sun halos can happen year-round, they are especially noticeable in the winter when ice-filled cirrus clouds are more common.
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The Sky This Week from February 21 to 28: Saturn and Mercury meetTwo planets stand side by side as the evening twilight continues to delight and colorful stars shine in the sky this week.
Astronomers and amateur stargazers will be in for a treat the last week of February when a seventh planet will join six others in a planetary parade.
And it could be even better, because this particular event is an alignment of seven planets. " Planetary alignment is an astronomical term used to describe the event when several planets gather ...
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