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2. Star chart - Wikipedia

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   A celestial map by the Dutch cartographer Frederik de Wit, 1670. A star chart is a celestial map of the night sky with astronomical objects laid out on a grid system. They are used to identify and locate constellations, stars, nebulae, galaxies, and planets. [1]

3. Night sky - Wikipedia

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   The night sky is the nighttime appearance of celestial objects like stars, planets, and the Moon, which are visible in a clear sky between sunset and sunrise, when the Sun is below the horizon. Natural light sources in a night sky include moonlight , starlight , and airglow , depending on location and timing.

4. All About January's Rare Planetary Alignment and How to See ...

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   Throughout January, planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus will all be visible in the night sky. However, the best time to catch a glimpse of the planets will be on Jan. 29, the ...

5. List of nearest stars - Wikipedia

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   Additionally, astronomers have found 6 white dwarfs (stars that have exhausted all fusible hydrogen), 21 brown dwarfs, as well as 1 sub-brown dwarf, WISE 0855−0714 (possibly a rogue planet). The closest system is Alpha Centauri , with Proxima Centauri as the closest star in that system, at 4.2465 light-years from Earth.

6. How to see all 7 planets align in a rare night-sky parade - AOL

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   Rather, since the planets all orbit along or near the plane of our solar system, called the ecliptic, they appear in a line across the sky. It's the same reason the sun always follows the same ...

7. You’ll Be Able to See 6 Planets in the Sky This Week ... - AOL

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   Okay, getting into where and when, exactly, you can view the planetary parade from your part of the world, Star Walk recommends the Sky Tonight app. But they also note that Aug. 28 is a “general ...

8. Star Walk - Wikipedia

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   Star Walk can also display the times of sunrise and sunset for the Sun (and other visible planets) at a particular location, as well as the current moon phase, elevation angle, and day length. The app can show the map of the night sky in the past and future.

9. 7 planets are aligning in the night sky for a "planetary parade"

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   That's when the planets will make a brief appearance. Which day is best will depend on the location. Tokyo started seeing the parade first, on Feb. 22, according to Star Walk, a sky-gazing app ...