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Once the sun starts to set Tuesday evening, the sky across Fairfield County will be a sight to see as Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and, for those with a telescope, Uranus will be visible.
It will be quite a planetarium parade tonight, said Dave Mestre, director of space education, at Bridgeports Discovery Museum and Planetarium.
The show starts around 6 p.m., according to Mestre, when Mercury will be seen in the Western sky.
It will look like a point of light that is very faint. Around that same time, he said, there will be a very bright point of light, which is Venus. Next to Venus, on that same Western horizon, will be Jupiter.
Mestre said Uranus will be hiding next to Mercury but that its impossible to see with the naked eye. You can definitely check it out with a telescope, he said.
A few hours later, around 9 or 10 p.m., Mars will appear in the Southeastrn sky. You cant miss Mars, it will appear butterscotch in color.
For the night owls, if you wait till about midnight you can check out Saturn, which will be due South in the Southeast portion of the sky, Mestre said.
These kinds of things are not fairly uncommon, but its spectacular when they do happen, Mestre said, who plans on taking in the views tonight on top of the Bridgeport planetarium.
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