A rare celestial event will occur tomorrow, with Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars aligning and visible to the naked eye.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot storm, which usually appears dark-red, can be seen shining a lurid blue color in an ultraviolet image of the planet.

Both Venus and Saturn will be in the Aquarius constellation, the water bearer, during their close approach. To help spot it, viewers should look towards the south in the evening sky, using the bright star Fomalhaut in the nearby Piscis Austrinus constellation as a guide to locate Aquarius.

Whether you're an experienced astronomer or simply enjoy gazing at the night sky, this January offers a rare opportunity to witness a dazzling array of planets.

A rare celestial event known as a “planet parade”, where six planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus – are aligned, will be visible in the night sky till Feb 20. While planet parade is not a scientific term,

Six planets are set to align Tuesday evening, four of which will be visible to the naked eye, according to astronomers. NASA refers to this phenomenon as a planet parade, and there are a few good viewpoints here in San Diego County.

Kansans peering up at the night sky this month may have a chance of spotting several planets at once. Brenda Culbertson, a solar system ambassador with the National

Mars will be making its closest approach to Earth in two years, and thus, the mighty red planet, named for the god of war himself, will appear brighter, bigger, and bolder in the night sky. This Martian exclamation point will further amplify the experience of the alignment.

Six of our cosmic neighbors are expected to line up across the night sky tonight, in what has been dubbed a "planetary parade". Throughout much of January and February, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be visible splayed out in a long arc across the heavens, with Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn being visible to the naked eye.

On January 21, the Moon in Scorpio will make a trine to Mars in Cancer, awakening us from the lethargic energy of the retrograde in the last several weeks. The Jupiter-ruled Sagittarius Moon appears on January 23, making a sextile to the Sun.

But what about Venus, one of Earth’s closest neighbors, or planets and moons even farther away? Scientists and space agencies around the world have big plans to explore Venus and beyond, uncovering the secrets of our solar system and possibly even signs of life.