Five planets - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter - all in the same part of the eastern sky together.

The catch is you need to get up an hour before dawn to be able to see them.

"The alignment of these five earthly neighbours will be visible from now until February 20," said Dave Reneke from Mid North Coast Astronomy.

"If you don't catch the alignment this time round, you'll be able to see it again in August of this year and then again in October 2018."

Since Mercury will appear very close to the horizon you'll need to find a nice clear spot away from tall buildings or trees and street lights so each planet's glow isn't too drowned out by light pollution.

You may catch a few sneaky meteorites in the pre-dawn sky as well.

"Venus and Jupiter, however, should be fairly easy to spot and Mars' distinctive red glow should give itself away," Dave said.

"If you can find one of these planets, just hold up your arm so it's in line with it and the Moon and the rest should fall vaguely in line with your arm."

Some people claim when the alignment of the planets occurs their increased gravity could wreak havoc on Earth or tear the surface of the sun apart.

It's not true, the planets combined gravity is insignificant and the influence of the planets that are even further away is even less.

"The planetary alignment in Australia is best observed from around an hour or so before sunrise until the sky starts to brighten," Mr Reneke said.

"Very close line-ups like this are just a grand naked eye spectacle and great to try and photograph. Bracket your shots though and use a tripod."

Mr Reneke said it is exciting to see more than one planet in the same field of view of your telescope.

You can download an app called Star Chart or Sky View to help you seek out planetary delights.