03/02/2026
Planetary parade over Stonehenge.
Mercury (closest to the horizon)
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune (highest and farthest in the sky)
The best seat in the universe. The juxtaposition of ancient terrestrial structures and the outermost reaches of our celestial neighborhood highlights how observation has evolved from simple tracking of bright points to detailed knowledge of their planetary compositions and distances, from the innermost rocky bodies to the outermost gas and ice giants. These events serve as a direct visual link to the ancient practice of sky-watching.