Step outside just after sunset and you may catch an unusual sight: six planets strung across the sky in a gentle arc. The ...
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A rare celestial event is set to occur Saturday night, as six planets will line up across the sky, but will we even see them?
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Six planets are set to align on Saturday, creating a planetary parade that will be visible to sky-gazers across the globe.
The occasion will see Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune align, with some of the planets visible to the naked eye.