Now You Can See 5 Planets At Once With The Naked Eye

Starting tomorrow, Jan 20th 2016, all five (of the visible) planets will be visible to the naked eye during the morning twilight. If you head outside to a good viewing point about an hour before sunrise you can catch a glimpse of Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and Venus. [1]
“You’re in luck, if you’re a morning person. A great planet drama takes place in the predawn sky in January, 2016.” – EarthSky
This is the first time this alignment has happened in about a decade.
Mercury will be the toughest to spot given how dim it may appear, but the other four should be relatively easy to see under the right conditions, i.e. little cloud cover and light pollution.
Will you be able to see it from your location? Yes, unless you live in the North Pole (but if that’s the case I don’t feel all that bad for you because not only do you likely see Santa often, but you also have access to the amazing and interesting things going on at our earth’s snowy cap).
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