I just found out that something quite special recently happened in the sky: a lineup of six planets that doesn't happen very often. February 28th was the moment, and apparently it was a pretty impressive row of lights in the sky if you were in the right place.



The interesting part is that it was clearly visible from the United States, especially Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn with the naked eye. The other two, Uranus and Neptune, required binoculars or a telescope. The best time to observe was just after sunset, about 30 minutes after the sun went down, when the planets were higher in the western horizon.

From what I read, if you were in a rural area or away from city lights, you could see it much more clearly. In big cities, it was more difficult, but some said you could spot the row of lights in the sky with binoculars even from there. Interestingly, the next planetary parade with this clarity won't happen until 2040, so it was an opportunity many didn't want to miss. Did anyone manage to see it?
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