12-30-2022, 08:01 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022...-wednesday
Every planet in the solar system was visible in the night sky simultaneously on Wednesday, which is regarded by experts as a rare astronomical event.
Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars could all be seen in that order in the northern hemisphere with the naked eye, starting from the south-western horizon and moving east.
Uranus, located between Mars and Jupiter, and Neptune, which is between Saturn and Jupiter, can be seen with binoculars or a telescope until the end of the year.
All eight planets were set to reach conjunction – their closest point – on Thursday at 2100 GMT.
The planets can be spotted low in the west, with the clearest view expected to be about 30 minutes after sunset, with Venus disappearing about 40 minutes later, each day until the end of the year.
Wow . I think five of them aligned once when I was at school, but I haven't heard about all of them aligning before!
Sadly, I didn't get to see it... what about you?
Every planet in the solar system was visible in the night sky simultaneously on Wednesday, which is regarded by experts as a rare astronomical event.
Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars could all be seen in that order in the northern hemisphere with the naked eye, starting from the south-western horizon and moving east.
Uranus, located between Mars and Jupiter, and Neptune, which is between Saturn and Jupiter, can be seen with binoculars or a telescope until the end of the year.
All eight planets were set to reach conjunction – their closest point – on Thursday at 2100 GMT.
The planets can be spotted low in the west, with the clearest view expected to be about 30 minutes after sunset, with Venus disappearing about 40 minutes later, each day until the end of the year.
Wow . I think five of them aligned once when I was at school, but I haven't heard about all of them aligning before!
Sadly, I didn't get to see it... what about you?
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