IT'S a good week to learn about all the planets in our Solar System as an impressive six will be visible in the night sky.
Stargazers should also look out for the waning Hunter's Moon.
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The six planets to see this week
Earlier risers will be able to spot Venus and a tiny Mercury in the dark morning sky this week.
Mars, Saturn and Jupiter should be noticeable in the evenings and towards the end of the week Uranus should appear thanks to the waning Moon meaning less moonlight to block it out.
With clear skies, you shouldn't be able to miss Venus in the morning sky.
It will be the brightest star visible.
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Then you just need to look below it and very close to the horizon to spot Mercury.
Venus will be outshining Mercury by about 70 times.
Mercury will be best viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, which includes the UK and the US.
Mars and Jupiter will appear after dusk this week.
They'll be the two brightest 'stars' in the sky just after the Sun sets.
Jupiter will be the brightest star-like object in the western half of the sky, and Mars will be shining brightly in the eastern half.
On Tuesday evening, look to the southwestern sky just after sunset to see Jupiter and Saturn shining closely together.
If you're unsure what you're looking at you can always download a night sky scanning app for your smartphone that can point out planets and constellations.
Finally, Sunday November 8 will be an ideal time for stargazing because the Moon will be waning, which means a very small part of its surface will be visible.
A slither of Moon means the sky will be darker than usual so you should look out for notoriously hard to spot Uranus.
Look for a blue-green 'star'in the Pisces constellation in the night sky.
You'll probably need binoculars to see it.
What's a waning Hunter's Moon?
The Moon this week will be rising later and waning, which means getting smaller.
We had a full Moon on October 31 and now it's time for it to grow smaller again.
It's now a Hunter's Moon because of the time of year and is associated with Native American tribes using the full Hunter's Moon to gather food.
Now it's getting smaller and less bright it's no longer useful for hunters but will be very useful for prospective stargazers.
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A Blue Moon refers to the occasion when a full Moon appears for the second time in the same month, this is very rare and occurred on Halloween in 2020.
The Harvest Moon appears around the time of the autumnal equinox when farmers tend to do their main crop harvesting.
A Supermoon appears when it is at its closest point to Earth and therefore at its brightest, the next one will appear in September.
A Blood Moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse, the next one should happen in May 2020.
Each month of the year actually has its own special full moon phenomenon, they are as follows:
January: Wolf Moon
February: Snow Moon
March: Worm Moon
April: Pink Moon
May: Flower Moon
June: Strawberry Moon
July: Buck Moon
August: Sturgeon Moon
September: Full Corn Moon
October: Hunter's Moon
November: Beaver Moon
December: Cold Moon.
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Prime time for the planet parade will be Saturday morning, Aug. 24, when Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will be visible with the naked eye. Neptune and Uranus will be visible for most of the night, but require high-powered binoculars or telescopes to view.
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So this alignment has likely never happened — and will never happen, as the sun is expected to expand to become a red giant in roughly 5 billion years, wiping out Mercury and Venus for sure and coming dangerously close to Earth.
Lining up more planets takes time. According to Meeus, "all eight planets will line up within 3.6 degrees, for example, every 396 billion years," Barkhouse said. "Which means it has never occurred and will not occur, since the sun will transform into a white dwarf in roughly 6 billion years from now.
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