Sky gazers across the U.S. will have a chance to see an extraordinary celestial event on Friday as all of the planets in our solar system will appear in the evening sky.
This phenomenon known as a “planet parade,” will feature Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all visible at the same time along a line or arc in the sky, NASA says. Though “planet parade” is not an official astronomical term, it typically refers to when four or more planets are seen together in the sky.
The chance to observe all planets simultaneously is rare, but Preston Dyches, a public engagement specialist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, says that multiple planets have been visible in the sky since January.
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/27/nx-s1-5308606/planet-parade-sky-february
Sky event?
The DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis quietly updated its policy manual earlier this month, as first reported by Bloomberg, removing LGBTQ+ identities from the General Requirements section that prohibit surveillance based solely on immutable characteristics.
The manual now states: “OSIC Personnel are prohibited from engaging in intelligence activities based solely on an individual’s or group’s race, ethnicity, sex, religion, country of birth, nationality, or disability. The use of these characteristics is permitted only in combination with other information, and only where (1) intended and reasonably believed to support one or more of I&A’s national or departmental missions and (2) narrowly focused in support of that mission (or those missions).”
https://www.advocate.com/politics/dhs-allows-surveillance-sexual-orientation
Saw this in Phuket this evening