What’s called a “planet parade” could be visible in the sky over the Northeast on Saturday, Feb. 28, after sunset, but if you live in Westchester County or surrounding areas, cloud cover may foil your viewing plans.
The planet parade refers to a rare six-planet “alignment,” where several planets will line up along the western horizon about 30 to 60 minutes after sunset, according to Space.com.
Jupiter and Venus will be the easiest to see with the naked eye. Mercury and Saturn will sit low on the horizon and may only be visible briefly. Uranus and Neptune will require binoculars or a telescope.
Planetary alignments happen periodically, but seeing six planets grouped together is relatively uncommon, according to NASA.
Weather in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam for planet parade
During the day on Saturday, Feb. 28, in the Westchester area, skies will be mostly sunny with a high near 48 degrees.
After sunset, which happens around 5:45 p.m., the clouds will come rolling in, with cloud cover predicted to be 48% at 6 p.m. and 62% at 7 p.m., according to the Weather Channel.
Those clouds could bring snow overnight as temperatures drop to 31 degrees.
Where and when to see the planet parade
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Will you see Saturday’s ‘planet parade’? See Westchester area forecast
Reporting by Alexandra Rivera and Victoria E. Freile, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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