{"id":132500,"date":"2026-02-28T07:02:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T07:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/photographer-captures-six-planets-in-parade\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T07:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T07:02:59","slug":"photographer-captures-six-planets-in-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/photographer-captures-six-planets-in-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographer captures six planets in \u2018parade\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LONDON, United Kingdom, Feb 28 \u2014 A photographer has captured six planets in one picture as part of a celestial planetary parade.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Josh Dury, from Bristol, photographed the phenomenon from a radar memorial in Worth Matravers, Dorset, on Tuesday just after 18:30 GMT.<\/p>\n<p>His picture includes Earth, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, as well as the Moon.<\/p>\n<p>A planetary parade, which occurs when several planets appear to align on one side of the Sun from Earth\u2019s perspective, will be visible in the UK again from sunset on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Dury Photo-Media Josh Dury said it was a \u201cbattle against time\u201d to get the shot Dury arrived at the location following a gruelling four-hour journey, which should have been two hours, but was made longer by road closures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a matter of arriving on location and seeing the sun go down to get into position to wait for the sky to darken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dury said it was a \u201cbattle against time\u201d to get the picture, which he captured using a wide lens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt meant it was possible to capture a nearly 180 degree field of view, so you could almost capture them like a string of pearls in the sky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Josh Dury Photo-Media The planetary parade was photographed from Worth Matravers More stories from Hampshire &amp; the Isle of Wight Watch the latest episode of South Today Listen to the latest news from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight<\/p>\n<p>The photographer said he was \u201cpositively overwhelmed\u201d when he captured the shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was wonderful to see the developmental stages of the parade happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s quite a rare photograph purely because it\u2019s that line-up of how they appear in the night sky.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just really puts into perspective our place among the solar system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What is a planetary parade? A planetary parade describes a moment when several planets appear to line up in the sky from the Earth\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Just after sunset on Saturday, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, and Neptune will appear low in the western sky, close to the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have access to binoculars or a telescope you might be able to attend a local astronomy society event to get a better look.<\/p>\n<p>A viewing spot with the clearest view of the horizon is best, particularly to see Mercury and Venus, which will appear very low in the sky.<\/p>\n<p>Higher in the sky, Uranus will be sitting in the constellation Taurus and won\u2019t set until around midnight, giving skywatchers with the right equipment a better chance of tracking it down.<\/p>\n<p>Jupiter will be the easiest of the six to find, shining brightly in the constellation Gemini and high enough to stay in view for much of the night, even from light-polluted towns and cities.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON, United Kingdom, Feb 28 \u2014 A photographer has captured six planets in one picture as part of a celestial planetary parade. Josh Dury, from Bristol, photographed the phenomenon from a radar memorial in Worth Matravers, Dorset, on Tuesday just after 18:30 GMT. 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