Have you seen Jupiter, Mars and Venus? Look to the Sky! It’s a very good time for gazing at the stars and planets.

During this period of the pandemic stress there has been growing interest in looking at the stars. Over the next couple of weeks we will be able to see the alignment of the planets Jupiter, Mars and Venus. And we don’t need sophisticated telescopes.

The waning crescent Moon, flaked by three planets: Venus the brightest below, Mars, just above the Moon, and Jupiter. Source: Alan Dyer /VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Dian Puspita Triani a PhD student in Astronomy at Swinburne University of Technology explains the best ways and the best times for us to gaze at the three planets.

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