Five planets line up in rare planetary conjunction - BBC News
Five major planets in our solar system are lined up in a row for a rare planetary conjunction visible with the naked eye.
It's a special opportunity to see Mercury, which is usually obscured from view by the Sun's bright light.
The conjunction was brightest on Friday morning but will remain visible until Monday from most parts of the world.
Out of this world: 5 planets line up in rare sky parade. Here's when, where to look
You may remember the mnemonic device from elementary school to remember the order of the planets in our solar system. Back in the day, Pluto was a planet, but that's a story for another time.
In this alignment, you'll only have to remember part of the saying, however. The five naked-eye planets have been hanging out together in the pre-dawn sky for most of June and will continue for the rest of the month.
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Planet alignment: How to see the rare 'parade of planets' this week - lehighvalleylive.com
Five planets that can be seen with the naked eye — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn — will be lining up in their natural order from the sun this week.
A rare " parade of planets " will be visible in the early morning sky each day this week, with the best viewing opportunity expected to be early Friday, June 24, as five planets line up in a row with the June crescent moon, according to astronomy experts.
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Shortly before sunrise on Friday, all five planets visible to the naked eye and the moon will line up in an arc across the night sky.
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Five major planets to line up in rare planetary conjunction https://t.co/VIMtEg32bQ BBCWorld (from London, UK) Thu Jun 23 15:30:08 +0000 2022
Five of the planets in our solar system will appear in a line across the early Friday morning sky, astronomers say,… https://t.co/SiupvGrRwV USATODAY (from USA TODAY HQ, McLean, Va.) Fri Jun 24 11:47:54 +0000 2022
SUPER COOL: Did you see the planets in a line this morning?! Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn align in rare p… https://t.co/Qm8qNZ2tIw AlyssaRaymond (from Pittsburgh, PA) Fri Jun 24 09:43:25 +0000 2022
Over the next several weeks, stargazers will have the rare opportunity to see five planets line up in the predawn s… https://t.co/wGVKUl5dBj BostonGlobe (from Boston, MA) Tue Jun 21 19:23:54 +0000 2022
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