Posted on 03/22/2023 9:55:21 AM PDT by george76
Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars are expected to align March 28..
A spectacular celestial sight is on the horizon and you won't want to miss it. Planets Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars are expected to align in the night sky on March 28.
Planetary alignments occur when the orbit of several planets coincide with each other and they appear to be lined up in the sky. Alignments typically only include two or three planets and are fairly brief, making a 5-planet alignment fairly noteworthy.
This rare planetary parade will first become visible in the western sky just after sunset next Tuesday and may be viewable for the following few nights.
According to a report by Insider, Jupiter and Mercury will appear low in the western sky. This could make them difficult to spot in Colorado because of the mountains. Those planets will be followed by Venus, Uranus, and Mars, which will point in an arching direction toward the moon.
The phenomenon will be visible to the naked eye if skies are clear, but it's recommended that viewers use binoculars or telescopes to see the alignment more clearly.
Saw that too. Hate to pop the bubble but we’re not going to be able to see mercury. It’s within 10* of the sun. Where I’m at in the Pacific northwest all but 1 or 2 go by during the day. Bummer
Then Freddie asks about Uranus.
ping for later
Clever!🙂
They’re so spread out-it would be cool to see them all within a few degrees of sky, and maybe get a telescopic photo.
Still it’s gonna be pretty cool, hopefully the skies here will co-operate.
Yes dumb article.
From the article “ Planets Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars are expected to align in the night sky on March 28.”
“expected to align” is there some chance they won’t align?
If they don’t that would be biggest story in cosmology ever.
When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars
He then directed his attention over to Syzygy Stardust, who was already in line.
Where will Uranus end up?
Where was Eartha Kitt?
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