Imaging recource: Rare opportunity to see 5 planets in the sky at once with the naked eye

For the next several weeks, stargazers can view five planets in the sky at once. In the predawn sky, about 60 to 90 minutes before sunrise, viewers can see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the sky, with the moon joining the party as well. As a bonus, the planets will appear from left to right, looking east, in ascending order from closest to furthest away from the Sun. It's quite the rare event, having last occurred in the morning sky in December 2004. For viewers in the US, the last spread of planets was visible in...
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