Baker said that there are other astronomical events that may be more interesting than the parade of planets. Baker said Mars and Jupiter would be best to see through a telescope right now. Mars is the closest it will be to Earth in the last two years, meaning the red planet will appear larger in the night sky.

You might want to keep your eyes on the skies through next month: Six planets will align in January and February.

HELENA — The planets are aligned. Six planets, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn can be seen in the night sky. You'll need binoculars or a telescope to see Neptune and Uranus but they're out there too.

From west to east, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars will make an arc across Wyoming’s night sky in a parade of planets Friday and

A parade in the sky is happening throughout January. Six planets—including Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Uranus, and Jupiter—will appear to line up in the atmosphere. According to the Philippine Atmospheric,

Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn – but not all of them will be visible to the naked eye. You'll need high-powered binoculars or a telescope to see Neptune and Uranus. It's not especially remarkable for a few planets to line up in the sky,