Parade of planets will be able to see residents of the Chelyabinsk region on February 28

The February sky is already decorated with bright Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Uranus and Neptune. On the 26th Mercury will be added, and the month will end with a parade of planets. In this event, the celestial bodies are located on one side of the Sun relatively close to each other. Distinguish between "big" and "small" parades. The first involves five or more planets, the second - four. As reported in the Moscow planetarium, at the end of winter there will be a "small" parade - in a narrow sector of the sky (20-30 degrees) will gather Saturn, Mercury, Neptune and Venus. However, the situation is unique in that near them, to the east, Jupiter, Mars and Uranus will be observed. “Seven planets will be on one side of the Sun (in a very large sector, 130 degrees) and will be observed in the evening sky. The brightest of them are Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars with the naked eye, and Neptune and Uranus with a telescope. It is easiest to find Venus in the February sky – a very bright point appears in the west in the sunset sky. In the same part of the sky - Saturn (to find it because of its proximity to the Sun will be difficult) and Mercury. The latter will appear on February 26 and can be discernible under clear weather conditions. Neptune is not far away, but special instruments are needed to observe it, just like Uranus. The latter is closer to the south side of the sky. Mars and Jupiter (the second brightest planet) are visible to the naked eye. It is worth noting that the parade of planets coincides with the new moon, so the light from the Earth's satellite will not interfere with observations. The main thing is that the sky is cloudless. It is recommended to start observations immediately after sunset.

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