Ever wondered how to view and photograph the planets? Viewing the planets in our solar system is on every observer's hit list during a sess io n under the night sky .
If you're looking to capture even more intricate features that naked eye observing doesn't allow, then there are plenty of pieces of equipment at your disposal to help: imagers — particularly CMOS, CCDs, DSLRs, smartphones and some webcams — along with colored filters, eyepieces and ...
Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week
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NEW YORK (AP) — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars will gather near the moon in a planet parade. The best day to spot all five will be on Tuesday right after sunset. If you look out to the western horizon, you'll be able to see them stretching up toward the moon.
You may need a pair of binoculars to catch Mercury and Uranus, which don't shine as bright as the other planets. But the five-planet array will be visible from anywhere on Earth, as long as you have clear skies.
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You want to look towards the west near the moon just after sunset. All the planets orbit the same plane, so you should be able to draw a line from one to the other. The best time will be within the first hour of sunset.
Sunset will be around 7:45pm over the next few nights. The earlier you check the better as cloud cover is expected to increase heading into the new week.
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