"Rare Alignment of 5 Planets Visible in Night Sky This Week"

This week, an alignment of four visible planets - Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter - can be seen in the evening sky, occurring about once a year. Uranus can also be seen along the same line, but with an advanced telescope. The line of planets will be found in the western sky at an angle of about 40°, with Venus being the most noticeable planet. Mars will be nearly overhead and Uranus can be found between Venus and Mars, but only visible with a moderate to strong telescope.