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February 28, 2026
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Photographer captures six planets in ‘parade’

A planetary parade, which occurs when several planets appear to align on one side of the Sun from Earth's perspective, will be visible from sunset on Saturday...
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A photographer has captured a rare image of six planets—Earth, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—along with the Moon, in a single celestial event known as a "planetary parade." The phenomenon, where planets appear aligned from Earth's perspective, was photographed on Tuesday just after 18:30 GMT.
- Six planets and the Moon were visible in the photograph.
- Photographer Josh Dury captured the image.
- The successful shot was taken from Worth Matravers, Dorset, despite a challenging journey and a "battle against time" to get the perfect conditions.
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