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Dust off your telescopes. Later this month a planetary alignment is happening, and you'll want to see it.
On the evening of March 28, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Uranus will all be in the same sector of the sky and will be visible from Earth, though some will be easier to view than others.
Astronomer Gary Swangin, who is the manager of the Panther Academy Planetarium in Paterson, said the alignment is one of several that will occur over the next few months as the planets shift position across the sky.
"In this case, you've got a treat where you'll be able to see a few planets all at once in the sky," Swangin said.
It's not uncommon to see Venus in the sky. Swangin said it's a "piece of cake" to pick out, as it's one of the brightest objects visible from Earth. He said Mars is also easy to pick out because of its reddish-orange glow.
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Jupiter is also quite visible, as the biggest planet in the solar system, and will appear as a bright light.
Unlike stars, planets do not appear to twinkle, but rather have a steady light. Swangin said if you stare at one long enough, it's easy to distinguish it from a star because of that difference.
"It's really an accident of our location," Swangin said. "Sometimes when you can see the planets, you can take a ruler and go through three or two of them at the same time, with the moon also dangling as part of a parade of optics in the night sky."
The other two planets won't be quite as visible. Unless you live somewhere with a very dark sky, such as Arizona, you probably won't be able to see Uranus without binoculars, Swangin said. And unfortunately, Mercury will be nearly impossible to see because it is so close to the sun that it would take advanced technology to pick it out.
There will be more opportunities to view the planets throughout the spring and summer, all the way through August. On the morning of June 17, Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Saturn will be visible within a 95-degree sector.
So keep your eyes on the skies. You just might see a little more than usual.
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