• Optional@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    An extremely rare planetary alignment will take place on February 28, 2025. Don’t miss it — an event like this won’t happen again this decade!

    In the evening, just after sunset, seven planets — Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, and Mars — will align in the sky. Four of them (Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars) will be easily visible to the naked eye. For Uranus and Neptune, get a pair of binoculars or a small telescope. Saturn will be the most difficult target to see — you’ll need to know the exact time for your exact location as the planet hangs close to the Sun.

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      2 months ago

      I’m not so sure about the binoculars part there… I have an 8" dobsonian telescope and I have a hard time finding those two.