Join us for an evening at the Gustav Bakos Observatory to view the parade of planets!
On February 25th (and during the last few days of February and the first few days of March), all seven planets in the Solar System will be visible at the same time, forming a "parade of planets". While the planets won't actually be "aligned", they will be in the same part of the Solar System at the same time, making them all visible in the night sky. Spotting all seven will be a challenge though! Uranus and Neptune are too faint to see with the naked eye, and require a telescope or good pair of binoculars to spot, while Mercury and Saturn will set below the western horizon about one hour after sunset, providing only a short window to see them.
Sign up via Ticketfi for an observatory slot at 6:00pm, 6:30pm, 7:00pm, or 7:30pm. registration will open at 10 am on Friday February 21.
If it is cloudy, we will have an indoor parade of the planets for you to enjoy!
P.S. Venus, Jupiter and Mars will be shining brightly across the sky for several hours after sunset right through February, making it a good time to go searching for planets! Waterloo News have posted an article with more information on how to see these planets!