During January 2025, a large planetary conjunction involving four planets — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars ... you’ll need a magnification device. You can use a light pollution map ...

The second half of January has featured an alignment of six planets in the night sky which only occurs every 400 years.

During the previous day, Jupiter ... using low magnification, and increase the power until atmospheric turbulence starts to degrade the image. Just remember, if you can't get out to view it ...