Photo: The full blood moon after the total eclipse on Tuesday 3 March. Photo courtesy Selene Wootton
Astronomy lovers were in for a treat last week, with a rare six-planet parade and a full blood moon lunar eclipse making reason to stay up late and stare out into space.
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed a line near the Sun for a few days from Saturday 28 February, however Coonabarabran's 'Donna The Astronomer' Burton said the full 'parade' may have been difficult to spot without at least . . .
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