Two things happened in 2005. The Houston Astros made the playoffs and Earthlings were able to see - with the naked-eye - five planets lined up. The Astros fixed the playoff problem in 2015 and the planets are making it up to us now. For the first time in a decade, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter will all appear in the sky. The viewing window began on Wednesday, but you still have until Feb. 20 to behold the sight. As HNGN pointed out in an earlier article, "as the days go by and the collection gets higher in the sky each morning, the visibility of the planets will increase."
Comet Catalina, formally known as C/2013 US10 (Catalina), is ready for its close up, according to NASA. The "giant snowball from the outer solar system" will pass a safe 67 million miles away from Earth, but NASA promises a spectacular sight. Bring your binoculars to insure you don't miss it, suggested EarthSky.
