Five in a Row! See the Planets Align in the Night Sky

[Judi Lynn]

By Tanya Hill, Museums Victoria | October 19, 2018 03:12pm ET

For the second time this year, the five brightest planets can be seen at the same time. You can catch them by looking towards the western sky after sunset. The planets will form a line rising up from the horizon.

Mercury and Venus are low to the west, with bright Jupiter shining just above. Higher up in the northwestern sky is Saturn, and completing the set of five is the red planet Mars, high overhead.

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It is best to wait until later in the evening, when Uranus has risen higher, to try to observe it. But now is an ideal time, as the planet is approaching opposition on October 24, when it will be at its best.

Neptune is about the same size as Uranus but much further away, making it harder to see. Even with a modest telescope it appears as a bluish star, while the right observing conditions and a high-quality telescope are needed to reveal Neptune's disc.

More:
https://www.space.com/42164-five-planets-align-night-sky-october-2018.html

[ChazInAz]

1. Yes!

I've been watching this develop for months.

[SergeStorms]

2. The stars and planets are aligned....

for a Democratic sweep on November 6.