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         From :- Star Walk          Edited by: Amal Udawatta Look for a large planetary alignment around February 28, 2026! In the evening, about an hour after sunset, six planets —  Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, and Mercury  — will align in the sky. Four of them (Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, and Mercury) will be  easily visible to the naked eye . For Uranus and Neptune, get a pair of binoculars or a small telescope. The  Moon , about 90% illuminated, will also be in the sky, appearing very close to Jupiter. This will create a particularly beautiful view. Nearby will be brilliant  Venus  (mag -3.9). It will make a close approach to Mercury on  February 27 , passing within  4°30 ′  from it. Venus will be in the neighboring constellation  Aquarius , also near the western horizon. It will be the brightest dot in that direction — and in the entire sky. Clench your hand into a f...

  From :- BBC World News   By :-  Pauline McLean   -  Scotland arts correspondent  Edited by:-  Amal Udawatta   Mihaela Bodlovic Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai has inspired Scottish Opera's latest work Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai created more than 30,000 artworks during an extraordinary nine-decade career. One image in particular from two centuries ago - the picture The Great Wave off Kanagawa - has inspired countless works ranging from animations to T-shirts. The latest example of this is a new work for Scottish Opera by Japanese composer Dai Fujikura and Scottish librettist Harry Ross. The pair had collaborated on three operas together when Dai and his family were invited to an exhibition of Hokusai's work in London in 2017. "We didn't know anything about Hokusai," says Dai, who was born in Osaka but moved to London when he was 15. "We'd seen that picture, the image of The Great Wave, but that was it. "So we went and we were real...