How many planets can you see at the same time? Your opportunity to see seven of them at once is coming February 23–26. But since you can see Earth any time, you can consider this a chance to see all the planets of the solar system together! Oh, they won't look like the image above, which is not to scale, but it will be a sight to remember. There are some caveats- you must be between three degrees south and 42 degrees north. I snagged a couple of maps from Wikipedia to show you where that is (sorry, Europe).
You also need to have binoculars or a telescope to see Uranus and Neptune, and you will need to get away from earthly light sources. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are already lining up above the horizon, and Mercury will join them in a couple of days. Find out the best way to see this unique parade of planets, which won't happen again until 2036, at Newsweek. -via Real Clear Science
(Top image credit: NASA; map images credit: TUBS)
I only just now realized I confused it with "The Late Great Planet Earth", a book arguing the Biblical end-times were coming by the 1980s.