How to Best See the Rare Six-Planet ‘Parade’ in the Night Sky This Weekend

Don’t forget to look up at the sky this weekend!

If you plan accordingly, you may be able to see a special celestial event—what’s known as a “planetary parade.”

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Here’s what to know about this phenomenon.

What is a planetary parade?

This phenomenon happens when you can see several planets in the sky at once. In our solar system, planets orbit the Sun in the same plane, so on occasions when multiple planets’ paths around the Sun align...