Rare Five-Planet Alignment Visible Saturday Morning
- A rare alignment of five planets in our solar system will be visible in the night sky early Saturday morning.
- Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, and Mercury will appear in a line along the ecliptic in the eastern sky.
- Jupiter and Saturn will be easily visible to the naked eye, but binoculars are needed to see Uranus and Neptune.
- The best chance to view the alignment will be a few hours before sunrise on June 17.
- The next visible five-planet alignment will not happen again until September 8, 2040.