Tonight you can see the planets in the solar system at the same time.
Skywatchers will be able to see all of the planets in our solar system together in the sky as the year ends. All of the planets are visible at the same time with the naked eye. The planets can be seen with a telescope or binoculars.
The Virtual Telescope Project is giving away a free tour of the solar system. On Wednesday, the time is 1600GMT. You can watch the live event on the project's website, or on their website's video channel.
There is a holiday sky in the Christmas night sky.
The five planets visible with the naked eye will line up from the southwestern horizon. Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system and will be hard to see with the eye.
The planets can be seen between Mars and Jupiter through telescopes or binoculars.
While the occurrence of all other planets being visible isn't particularly rare, it does make for an impressive sky watching opportunity. Masi told Newsweek that it is a spectacular sight.
Grand tours happen every couple of years. Skywatchers were treated to a rare alignment of the planets in June of 2022.
Don't miss our guides for the best binoculars and telescopes to view the planets or anything else in the sky if you don't have all the gear you need. If you want to take the best skywatching images, we have recommendations for the best cameras andlenses.
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