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Tonight around sunset, there will be a rare astronomical event called the planetary parade, in which seven planets in the solar system will appear to be aligned in a straight line. You will be able to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn with the naked eye (weather permitting), but you'll need a telescope for Uranus and Neptune. The next time this will occur will be in 2040.

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silverscreenselect wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 28, 2025 9:10 am

Tonight around sunset, there will be a rare astronomical event called the planetary parade, in which seven planets in the solar system will appear to be aligned in a straight line. You will be able to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn with the naked eye (weather permitting), but you'll need a telescope for Uranus and Neptune. The next time this will occur will be in 2040.

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or just a mirror.

I'm not watching any parade that leave out Pluto. Still mad at Bush for that.

There are still stars and planets in the sky? Whooda thunk it?

Even in the burbs where I live, the light pollution is so bad, that a cloudy night is only slightly darker than a cloudy day. I remember being fascinated by the stars and constellations as a kid, and now.... I can't remember the last time I saw them.

Forget the Challenger disaster, it was light pollution that killed off Americans' interest in space exploration...

lb13

littlebeast13 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 28, 2025 10:49 am

There are still stars and planets in the sky? Whooda thunk it?

Even in the burbs where I live, the light pollution is so bad, that a cloudy night is only slightly darker than a cloudy day. I remember being fascinated by the stars and constellations as a kid, and now.... I can't remember the last time I saw them.

Forget the Challenger disaster, it was light pollution that killed off Americans' interest in space exploration...

lb13

looks like you need a road trip to some dark sky area , during a new moon.

Suggestion: Palo Duro Canyon near Amarillo.

Tucson is supposed to be a dark sky city. However, the light pollution is so bad that I have a hard time seeing anything except the moon. The university has an observatory on their campus that probably has the same problem. I'm sure that Kitt Peak, which is in the middle of the desert, has a very dark sky. The Lowell Observatory should, too. (I'm descended from the Pervival Lowell who emigrated from England in 1639. He's the 15th great-grandfather of the famous one.)