In a celestial event known as a great alignment the five planets will be discernible with the naked eye, but to see Neptune ...

February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but get a telescope and you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

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 ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye. You'll need a high-powered viewing device like a telescope to spot Neptune and Uranus. The best time to view the planets from ...