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April’s Pre-Dawn Planet Parade Brings Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Neptune Into View

Pre-dawn viewing favors low-light sites with a clear eastern horizon.

Six-Planet Alignment Visible Tonight Across U.S. and Mexico

Six-Planet Parade Visible After Sunset on Feb. 28

Six-Planet Parade to Line Up in Saturday’s Twilight Sky

Six-Planet Parade Peaks Feb. 28 After Sunset: When, Where and How to Watch

Six-Planet Evening Parade to Peak Saturday After Sunset

Six-Planet Alignment Peaks Feb. 28 With Mercury Best Spotted This Weekend

Saturn’s Rings Nearly Vanish This Weekend as Earth Hits Edge-On View

Moon Brushes Past Saturn as Pre-Dawn Five-Planet Parade Continues

Six-Planet Parade Visible Before Dawn as Mercury Hits Greatest Elongation

Crescent Moon Joins Ongoing Six-Planet Pre-Dawn Parade

Six Planets Align Before Dawn as Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks

Saturn-Neptune Conjunction Kicks Off Spain’s Perseids Viewing Season

Rare 'Smiley Face' Celestial Event to Grace Pre-Dawn Skies on April 25

Rare Planet Parade Offers Stunning Night Sky Views This Week

Rare Seven-Planet Alignment Visible This Week

Rare Planetary Alignment Visible in February Night Sky

Rare Planetary Parade to Grace February Skies

Rare Planetary Alignment Offers Stunning Night Sky Views Through February

Rare Planetary Alignments to Illuminate January and February Skies