Pretty cool. Mentioned below is an app called Sky Tonight. However I recently got the app Sky View Lite which you can get free in any of the app stores. It's excellent (Thanks to my neighbor Chris for recommending it) and fun. We will use it March 28th. I have no trouble using it (the app is idiot proof) as you just open the app and point your phone to whatever section of the sky you fancy.
This visual phenomenon differs to an astronomical alignment, which is when planets gather simultaneously on the same side of the sun.
Last year, stargazers in the northern hemisphere were able to witness Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn all at once.
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To help identify the planets, experts have recommended using the app Sky Tonight.
The app can be pointed at any area of the night sky to give a live display of what is going on up there - even if it's daylight.
Stargazers mustn't be too disappointed if they don't witness the display this time around.
That's because there are a number of other planetary alignments that are expected to take place this year.
The next one is forecast to arrive as soon as April 24, where a 40-degree sector will take place seeing Mars, Venus, Uranus and Mercury come together.
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