Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune are set to align in a rare cosmic spectacle that only happens every few decades - and Brits are in with a chance of seeing it

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus could be visible, but not all can be seen by the naked eye.

Plenty of times, a single planet is visible in the night sky, and quite often two. Three or more simultaneously is less common, but not particularly rare. Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn have all been shining overhead for the past several weeks and on clear nights can easily be seen with the naked eye.

A stunning planet parade is now visible in the night sky. A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are visible in the night sky at the same time. All seven planets will be visible this time around,

According to NASA, on most clear nights people can see at least one bright planet in the sky. (A few planets on the edge of the solar system almost always require a telescope to see.) When four or five are visible at the same time,