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Six Planets Now Aligned in the Dawn Sky
Six planets and the waning crescent moon arrayed in the dawn sky on Saturday April 30, as seen from Los Angeles, California. (see attached image)
Beginning last April 30 and if you get up any morning for the next few weeks, you’ll be treated to the sight of all the planets except Saturn, aligned roughly along the ecliptic- or the path the sun travels throughout the day.
Astrologers have always been fascinated by planetary alignments, and the doomsayers of 2012 have been prophesying a mystical alignment on Dec. 21, 2012.
The modern tools of astronomers, such as planetarium software, show otherwise: absolutely no alignment at any time in 2012. But they also reveal a beautiful alignment visible during the month of May this year.
For the last two months, almost all the planets have been hiding behind the sun, but this week they all emerge and are arrayed in a grand line above the rising sun. Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter are visible, and you can add Uranus and Neptune to your count if you have binoculars or a small telescope.
This sky map of the six planets shows how they should appear at dawn to observers with clear weather and an unobstructed view.
The astronomical event, a pre-dawn spectacle that only occurs every 50 to 100 years, will continue throughout the month of May, with the planets changing their positions from day to day, forming various interesting patterns in a planetary dance.
The last time we had these four planets together was in 1910, but they were too close to the sun to be seen with any detail.
Six planets and the waning crescent moon arrayed in the dawn sky on Saturday April 30, as seen from Los Angeles, California. (see attached image)
Beginning last April 30 and if you get up any morning for the next few weeks, you’ll be treated to the sight of all the planets except Saturn, aligned roughly along the ecliptic- or the path the sun travels throughout the day.
Astrologers have always been fascinated by planetary alignments, and the doomsayers of 2012 have been prophesying a mystical alignment on Dec. 21, 2012.
The modern tools of astronomers, such as planetarium software, show otherwise: absolutely no alignment at any time in 2012. But they also reveal a beautiful alignment visible during the month of May this year.
For the last two months, almost all the planets have been hiding behind the sun, but this week they all emerge and are arrayed in a grand line above the rising sun. Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter are visible, and you can add Uranus and Neptune to your count if you have binoculars or a small telescope.
This sky map of the six planets shows how they should appear at dawn to observers with clear weather and an unobstructed view.
The astronomical event, a pre-dawn spectacle that only occurs every 50 to 100 years, will continue throughout the month of May, with the planets changing their positions from day to day, forming various interesting patterns in a planetary dance.
The last time we had these four planets together was in 1910, but they were too close to the sun to be seen with any detail.