January started out with a meteor shower and now has a planetary alignment in store. Here's what you'll be able to see and when to catch the event.

Six planets will form a rare planetary alignment in the night sky on Jan. 21; here is everything you need to know about the 'planet parade' including how to watch it at night.

On Friday 17 January and Saturday 18 January, six planets will line up in the night sky, in an event that some astronomers refer to as a planetary parade. Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus will appear together in a row, although Neptune and Uranus will only be visible with binoculars or a telescope.