Seven planets are putting on a parade in the night sky, and the alignment is expected to be visible tonight over the NYC area ...
On Feb. 28, the one-day-old moon will pass in front of Mercury for observers in Australia and the south Pacific, and on March 1 the moon will make a close pass to Venus.
The best opportunity to potentially see all seven planets is coming up on Feb. 28 around 6:10 p.m. ET, according to Shanahan.
This is the second planetary alignment in about a month. The last one featured Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus, which were ...