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For a few brief evenings around February 28, every planet in our solar system will be visible at once, with Mercury making a cameo in the planetary parade which is running all this month and next.

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"These multi-planet viewing opportunities aren't super rare, but they don't happen every year, so it's worth checking it out," NASA added. A sky chart shows the planetary lineup visible after dark ...

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Such an event is commonly known as a "planet parade," though NASA noted that the moniker is not a technical astronomical term. Here's a list of the planets that will be visible in some for this ...

Such an event is commonly known as a "planet parade," though NASA noted that the moniker is not a technical astronomical term. What is a planet parade, and what will be visible? Planet parades are ...