Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six- and seven-planet "alignments" in February. A planetary alignment, or a "planet ...

February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...

This alignment causes the apparent paths of the other planets to trace a consistent arc ... Last year, on June 3, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune could all be seen lining ...

Six planets will be in alignment for the rest of the month ... shine with a silver-white luster in the evenings until June 3 and in the mornings from July 16 to Dec. 31. Mars will also be ...

We will be one planet short of a maximum alignment. Six planets will still be possible to ... to a magnitude of 27.0. The sun shines at a magnitude of -27.0.) Mars: mag -1.3 Jupiter: mag -2.6 Uranus: ...

The planetary alignment is not the first spectacle to light up the skies this January. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaked on Jan. 3, The moon occulted, or passed in front of, Mars on Jan. 13 and ...

Will the Lower Hudson Valley be able to see these celestial spectacles Feb. 1 and 3? It depends on the weather.

We will be one planet short of a maximum alignment. Six planets will still ... The sun shines at a magnitude of -27.0.) Mars: mag -1.3 Jupiter: mag -2.6 Uranus: mag 5.7 (need telescope most ...