A six-planetary alignment will occur around Jan. 21. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune will appear in one ecliptic plane in the southern and eastern sky after sunset; however, only Mars, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye. You will need a telescope to see Uranus and Neptune.

Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn can be spotted without special equipment, with Uranus and Neptune requiring a telescope.

Skygazers and astronomy enthusiasts can look forward to catching a rare "planet parade" in the night sky through January. According to NASA scientist Preston Dyches, the planets "will appear more or less along a line across" during a planetary alignment.