Rare planetary alignment to light up the sky

A unique celestial spectacle will occur on February 28, 2025, visible across Poland and many parts of the world. 

An artistic representation of the night sky.

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Seven planets: Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, and Mars - will align in a straight line across the night sky.

This alignment, known as a planetary parade, is a stunning sight for skywatchers.

In Poland, this rare planetary alignment will be visible just after sunset.

It will be a once-in-a-lifetime event, as the next alignment of this kind won't happen for over 130 years.

A rare planetary parade is set for February 28, featuring Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, and Mars aligning in the evening sky. This lineup won’t happen again this decade.

For the best view, find a dark location with clear skies just after sunset. pic.twitter.com/FfsI547OBW

— All day Astronomy (@forallcurious) February 28, 2025

Watch the live coverage of this event in the video below.

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Source: X/@forallcurious/YouTube/@LAB360