Six planets will line up in the evening sky at the end of February, offering a rare “planetary parade” visible to most skywatchers if clouds cooperate.

An upcoming planet parade has recently been the talk of the town – at least among amateur astronomers and avid skygazers.

This planetary alignment, sometimes called a planet parade, will include all of the solar system’s planets except Mars, as it is currently on the opposite side of the sun from Earth and therefore not ...