Get set for the people's planetary parade

By Bridie Smith Science Editor
Updated July 27 2016 - 9:26am, first published July 26 2016 - 2:30pm
The location of the planets on August 2, just after 6pm. Photo: Alan Duffy created with Stellarium
The location of the planets on August 2, just after 6pm. Photo: Alan Duffy created with Stellarium
A forecast of where the planets will be positioned when looking from Melbourne on August 21, just after 7pm. Photo: Alan Duffy created with Stellarium
A forecast of where the planets will be positioned when looking from Melbourne on August 21, just after 7pm. Photo: Alan Duffy created with Stellarium
The order of the planets from the sun: top to bottom Mercury, Venus, Earth and its moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Photo: NASA
The order of the planets from the sun: top to bottom Mercury, Venus, Earth and its moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Photo: NASA
Saturn will be among the five planets to align in August.  Photo: NASA
Saturn will be among the five planets to align in August. Photo: NASA

Don't own a telescope or pair of binoculars? Don't fret. The astronomical show set to take over the August sky will be "the people's planetary parade" - visible to the naked eye whether you have fancy gear or not.

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