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<\/p>\nHead to an empty field with a good view of the western horizon<\/p>\n
Grab your jacket and head outside tomorrow night, because six planets will be out for a celestial dance across the sky.<\/p>\n
Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune will all be visible from the Northern Hemisphere in a planetary alignment \u2014 commonly referred to as a \u201cplanet parade.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The planets aren\u2019t exactly in a straight line, and they are billions of kilometers apart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But from our view on Earth, they will all appear close together.<\/p>\n
Normally, we see two to three planets in our solar system at the same time.<\/p>\n
The last time this many were visible was last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whether you live in a city or in a rural area, you\u2019ll likely be able to see the planets closest to Earth \u2014 Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter with just your eye, though Mercury might be tough without binoculars.<\/p>\n
The further two planets, Uranus and Neptune, will only be visible with a telescope or binoculars.<\/p>\n
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This image is from mid-February, where the planets are getting closer to an alignment. Venus, Mercury and Saturn gather near the horizon while Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune stretch across the night sky. (Image credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech)<\/p>\n
Tips from expert<\/p>\n
Sara Mazrouei, a planetary scientist at Humber Polytechnic College in Toronto, Ontario, said that the best time to see these planets will be 30 minutes to an hour after sunset.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you look up, if it\u2019s twinkling, it\u2019s a star. If it’s not twinkling, and it\u2019s just a solid bright dot, then it\u2019s a planet,\u201d she told CBC Kids News.<\/p>\n
Artificial light at night reflecting upwards causes light pollution, a haze that obscures the stars.<\/p>\n
But moving away from tall buildings reduces light pollution and will allow you to see the night sky better.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGo somewhere where there are not a lot of tall buildings, and face the western sky,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The western sky is the same direction where the sun goes down.<\/p>\n
Avoid trees to see Mercury, Venus and potentially Saturn \u2014 which are closest to the horizon.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trees will only block the planets that are closer to the horizon,\u201d Mazrouei said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo if you can get away a little bit to like an open field, that would be perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tips from a young astronomer<\/p>\n
Siddharth Patel, a 13-year-old from London, Ontario, is one of the youngest Canadians to make a \u201cprovisional discovery\u201d of new asteroids.<\/p>\n
He will watch his first planet parade from his backyard this weekend, where he often stargazes.<\/p>\n
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Siddharth, 13, in his backyard stargazing with the Celestron NexStar telescope, left, and the Sky-Watcher Classic Dobsonian telescope, right. (Images submitted by Siddharth Patel)<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m looking forward to seeing it around at 6 p.m., just while the sun sets,\u201d he told CBC Kids News.<\/p>\n
Siddharth is confident he will be able to see all six planets in his backyard thanks to his telescopes.<\/p>\n
If you don\u2019t have a telescope, Siddharth said that you can use your phone to take pictures of the planets if you change some settings.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you capture it at a three- to five-second exposure \u2026 you can probably see Jupiter, Venus and Mercury.\u201d<\/p>\n
One thing to consider is the weather \u2014 if the night sky is cloudy, then it will be hard to see any of these planets.<\/p>\n
But try not to worry if you can\u2019t see the planets this weekend.<\/p>\n
Mazrouei said that you can still see most of these planets until early March.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t get discouraged if it’s cloudy on the 28th,\u201d she said. \u201cTry the night after.\u201d<\/p>\n
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With files from The Associated Press<\/p>\n
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