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Six Planets Visible in the Sky This Week

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 12:00 AM

By Scott McCaulley X @smcckc

Sky watchers will have the opportunity to see six of the planets in the solar system in the sky this week.

FOX News Radio Correspondent Tonya J Powers, during an interview Monday on KRZK's "Ozarks Now" program said that the position of the planets to the sun will make six planets, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will be visible at various times this week, especially on Wednesday while Uranus and Neptune can be seen with the aid of a telescope. 

Powers says during the interview that a free app called "Sky Tonight" can help sky watchers identify what they see by just pointing their device toward the sky. 

More details on seeing the planes that week can be found with the full interview on the "Ozarks Now" Facebook Page. 

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