Get your telescope and binoculars ready because, according to the specialized magazine National Gandgraphicthe seven planets of the solar system will be aligned to the moon and can be observed with the naked eye from almost anywhere on Earth, as they will be “bright enough to be seen even in light-polluted urban skies.”
This phenomenon began on June 17 and will be visible until the 27 of the same month. However, it will be possible to observe better the next June 23 and 24, because on those days we will see the moon in the waning phase and it will be located between Venus and Mars, occupying the place of the Earth in the Solar System. This show was outlined as the most important of 2022, since it is estimated that this will happen again until the year 2040.
The specialists distinguished Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn on June 11, the date on which they made their appearance. While the planets Uranus and Neptune could be seen with binoculars on the 15th of the same month, since they are the most distant and, therefore, the most difficult to see.
It is understood that this alignment will be visible in both hemispheres of the planet. However, it will depend on the location of the viewer, because if you are in the northern latitudes, above New York or London, Mercury will be close to the horizon and will not be visible due to the glare of sunrise. In addition, in the Scandinavian area and northern Alaska it will be almost impossible to see this alignment because the sun almost never sets on these dates.
According to the researchers, the event on June 24 will be much more unusual because the planets will draw a line across the sky. We will be attentive to this astronomical phenomenon, waiting for the weather to collaborate with the observation.
Source: Okchicas
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