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See 6 Planets Align in the Night Sky This August
This rare planetary alignment will be visible from August 10, but will be best viewed later in the month. Here's everything you need to know to see it at its best.
While this planetary parade starts on the 10th, the best date to view these planets is on the nights leading up to August 23, when there will be little to no moonlight and when Mercury will be at its furthest point from the sun. They will be slightly less than 1 degree apart, since they are almost at conjunction, sharing the same right ascension (the celestial version of longitude), meaning they’re basically in the same position on an east-west axis. The Red Spot is easiest to see when it crosses Jupiter’s meridian, the imaginary line that connects the planet’s north and south poles when viewing it.
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