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February's 'rare planetary alignment' is coming — here's what to expect from the planet parade


Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will appear together shortly after sunset on Feb. 28 — but is this the "planet parade" we've been waiting for?

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