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How to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus at the same time
LOS ANGELES - A rare planetary alignment has arrived, and all you have to do to enjoy it is to know where and when to look.Five planets – plus the moon – will all be visible in almost an arc shape as seen from Earth. A planetary alignment is the term for when several planets appear form a line or cluster in the sky as seen from Earth. Even though the planets could appear close, they are actually millions of miles away from each other. Jupiter, the fifth planet from the sun, is about 484 million miles from the giant star and just over 400 million miles away from Mercury.Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus will all be visible during this planetary alignment period, according to Starwalk.space.The best day to see these planets and the moon will be on March 28, but if you’ve got the right equipment, you’ll actually get to enjoy this celestial event after that, according to Rick Fienberg, senior contributing editor for Sky & Telescope and senior advisor to the American Astronomical Society. FILE - The Milky Way's Galactic Centre and Jupiter (brightest spot at center top) are seen from the countryside near the small town of Reboledo, department of Florida, Uruguay, early on August 24, 2020.