Parade of planets: Multiple celestial bodies will be visible to the naked eye in February

Right now, what can be most closely compared to a parade in the sky is taking place. In the evening, all seven planets are above the horizon at the same time.

Parade of planets: Multiple celestial bodies will be visible to the naked eye in February

According to NASA, four to five planets being visible across the sky at the same time happens only once every few years.

Like a celestial parade across the cosmos, five bright planets illuminate the night sky and are visible to the naked eye throughout February, with two other planets also detectable for sky observers with special equipment. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury are all currently visible to the naked eye for sky observers in the northern hemisphere. Uranus and Neptune are also part of this month’s planetary spectacle, but they are more difficul…