Several planets in the solar system will be aligned this weekend of the 16th. It will be possible to observe the stars with the naked eye, provided you get up early!
Passionate astronomy make an appointment with the sky this weekend! Hemisphere nord will be able to benefit from an astonishing spectacle the next few days with the alignment of several planets in the sky, and this, for a week.
And Venus, Mars et Saturn have already been visible for two weeks following dark, the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter, will join them in the next few hours. They will even all be aligned in the sky. Weather permitting, they will all be visible in the same celestial row.
As specified The Parisianthe phenomenon cannot be observed in the sky only at dawn. Just before sunrise in the southeast direction, looking towards the horizon.
The lineup as it should be on April 23.
Another surprise on April 23
More precisely, the best window to observe these stars will be between 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. in the morning, as indicated Futura Science. Finally, the climax of this alignment will take place next April 23 when Jupiter comes out of the horizon and when the Moon also comes to join them. The lunar star will be visible for a week.
But this magnificent spectacle will be nothing compared to what awaits you there.next June 24. A splendid phenomenon will be observable since all the planets of the solar system will be visible in the sky in the east-south axis. However, it will not be possible to find Netptune and Uranus with the naked eye.
