{"id":506785,"date":"2026-03-01T05:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T05:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/506785\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T05:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T05:54:14","slug":"multiple-planets-to-align-in-saskatchewan-skies-swiftcurrentonline-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/506785\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Planets to align in Saskatchewan skies &#8211; SwiftCurrentOnline.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Skywatchers\u00a0across Saskatchewan will have a short window this week to catch a rare-looking planetary alignment, with multiple planets appearing along the same path in the evening sky shortly after sunset.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to astronomer Abigail Sadowski\u00a0with the Royal Astronomical Society, the planets\u00a0technically follow the same path in the sky, known as the ecliptic plane, and are always aligned in that sense. However, this week they will be\u00a0positioned\u00a0in a way\u00a0that makes several of them visible at the same time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn,\u00a0Uranus\u00a0and Neptune are all expected to appear shortly after sunset on the 28th.\u00a0While the lineup may sound dramatic,\u00a0Sadowski\u00a0says\u00a0viewing\u00a0all of\u00a0the planets will require some equipment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Neptune is very dim and far away and will require a telescope to see. Uranus can\u00a0likely be\u00a0seen with binoculars. Saturn and Jupiter will be visible to the naked eye, with Jupiter appearing close to the moon, making it easier to spot. Venus and Mercury will be low on the horizon near the setting sun and may also require binoculars to see clearly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To\u00a0catch up with\u00a0the lineup, viewers will need an unobstructed view of the western horizon, as Mercury and Venus will be low and easily blocked by trees or buildings. The viewing window will be brief, beginning shortly after sunset in Saskatchewan,\u00a0she\u00a0says,\u00a0\u201cThe best viewing time is expected to be between approximately\u00a07:10 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., before the planets drop too low in the sky to see.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sadowski notes that while these alignments are not exceptionally rare and tend to happen\u00a0every\u00a0couple of years, the event is still worth watching.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s pretty neat being able to see most of the planets,\u201d she said, adding that with binoculars, viewers can see most of the planets in the lineup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For those having trouble finding the planets, Sadowski recommends using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stellarium-web.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stellarium<\/a>, a free website and app that shows where planets appear in the sky in relation to other objects. The planets will appear between the moon and the western horizon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She adds that events like this can spark interest in astronomy and encourage people to look up and explore the night sky.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SunspotStackedSharpened.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SunspotStackedSharpened.jpg\"\/><\/a><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"VenusDebayered_sharpened.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VenusDebayered_sharpened.png\"\/><\/a><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SaturnJuly31.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SaturnJuly31.png\"\/><\/a><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"JupiterRedSpotEclipse.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JupiterRedSpotEclipse.png\"\/><\/a><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SeestarISSSolarTransitSharp.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SeestarISSSolarTransitSharp.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Skywatchers\u00a0across Saskatchewan will have a short window this week to catch a rare-looking planetary alignment, with multiple planets&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":503323,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[49,48,66,306],"class_list":["post-506785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-science","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/503323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}