How often do you look at the sky? Tip: do it more often in the near future, because you might just spot a planet parade above Zoetermeer. Special!
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In a planetary parade, also called a planetary constellation, several planets in our solar system are visible from Earth. They are not standing together as a group, but in a row.
You can see these planets
Our solar system consists of eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Earth. According to the website sky.observe.com six planets and the moon can regularly be seen simultaneously until March 5. Of course you cannot see the Earth in the list of planets.
Until February 23, all other planets except Mercury can be seen in the sky, and from February 25 only Saturn is invisible. After March 5, Neptune disappears from the planet parade. Hemel.waarnemen.com emphasizes that Uranus and Neptune are not visible with the naked eye. To see them, you need strong binoculars or a telescope.
Spotting the Planet Parade from Zoetermeer
Are you curious about this spectacle in the sky? The planet parade can be seen above Zoetermeer roughly between 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM. These times vary every night. Hemel.waarnemen.com: “If you stand outside around 7 p.m. facing south, Mars and the moon can be seen on the far left. To the left in front of you in the southeast you can see bright Jupiter and with binoculars Uranus. To your right in the southwest you can see Neptune with binoculars, faint Saturn and the very bright planet Venus.”
To admire the planet parade, it is best to go to a place with little light pollution such as the Bentwoud.
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