Venus is visible for only a few months at a time when it reaches its greatest separation from the sun. Mercury, which takes 88 days to orbit the sun, is visible for only a few weeks, or even days ...

But in the case of the planets in our solar system, a planetary alignment, commonly referred to as a "planet parade," occurs when the planets appear in a visible line in the night sky.

Illustration by Sarah Chantres/The Daily Campus On Monday, April 8, a partial solar eclipse will be visible from Connecticut, reaching its peak at 3:28 p.m. Although only 92% of the sun will be ...