Five in a row - the planets align in the night sky
- Written by Tanya Hill, Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria
Enjoying the planets lined up in a row.Derek Bruff/flickr, CC BY-NC
For the second time this year, the five brightest planets can be seen at the same time. You can catch them by looking towards the western sky after sunset. The planets will form a line rising up from the horizon.
Mercury and Venus are low to the west, with bright Jupiter shining...
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