Waspie_Dwarf Posted January 19, 2016 #1 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Get Up Early, See Five Planets at Once! Over the next two weeks, for the first time in more than a decade, you can see all of the naked-eye planets — from Mercury to Saturn — together in the predawn sky.If you follow celestial comings and goings at all, you know that bright planets have been largely missing from the evening sky for a few months. Sure, with careful watching you could have spotted Saturn low in the southwest as late as November, and Mercury put in a brief appearance a few weeks ago. Read more... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacherman76 Posted January 19, 2016 #2 Share Posted January 19, 2016 That's awesome. Im checking it out tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 4, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted February 4, 2016 It’s Not Over Till The Fast Planet Sinks This week and early next will be your last chance to see five planets — six if you count Earth — at dawn. Nature's even throwing in a bonus Mercury–Moon conjunction.People ask me whether they might still see "five planets in a row," and my answer remains an emphatic "yes!". But there's a deadline coming, so I encourage you to have a look at dawn either this week or early next. By Valentine's Day, the show's pretty much over. Five will drop to four. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiogene Posted February 16, 2016 #4 Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) I took my time last Jan. and early this month in the early mornings to view all 5 visible planets at once...wonderful! The last time this kind of planetary alignment happened was in Jan. 2005. I believe the Moon aligned with them last Jan. 21st. Edited February 16, 2016 by Solipsi Rai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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