A procession of planets will soon be seen in the night sky, a phenomenon that was once considered an “omen from the gods,” indicating important events on Earth.
You will see the cosmic marvel scheduled for January 21 Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune Uranus appears in a line from Earth’s perspective.
The parade of planets should be visible in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
The best time to view it from the Northern Hemisphere will be around 8:30 PM ET.
People should look to the southeastern sky where Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible with the naked eye, but a telescope will be needed to see Neptune and Uranus.
Planetary alignments have fascinated humans for thousands of years with recorded evidence found in ancient Egyptian temples, Babylonian tablets, and Chinese calendars.
But the cosmic wonder was This phenomenon was made famous by the ancient Maya civilization, who interpreted it as a warning from the gods that would lead to tragedy on Earth.
But for this display of planets, astrologers predict A period of enlightenment, transformation, purification and amplification of spiritual energy.
The cosmic marvel, scheduled to happen on January 21, will see Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus appear in a single line from Earth’s perspective.
A planetary alignment occurs when several planets appear on the same side of the sun.
From Earth, it appears as if all the planets are arranged in a long diagonal line running from east to south across the night sky.
The six planets will slowly move into the formation phase until January 21 and will be visible for about four weeks after that.
Preston Dechess, public engagement specialist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said: ABC News Venus and Saturn will be in conjunction, meaning they will appear closest to each other.
Jupiter will shine in the southern region of the sky, while Mars in the east will have a reddish glow.
Saturn is expected to appear yellow.
“Uranus and Neptune, two ice giant planets very distant in our solar system, are also in the sky,” Daiches said. “But they’re very faint.”
Planetary alignments have fascinated humanity for thousands of years with recorded evidence found in ancient Egyptian temples, Babylonian tablets and Chinese calendars.
Mercury will join in transit in March, making the same alignment last seen in June 2024.
However, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune will eventually drift apart soon after.
Once darkness falls, Venus, Saturn, and Neptune will only be visible for a few hours before settling on the horizon in the evening.
For those who want to watch the full show This was stated by astronomers A telescope with at least 8-inch aperture with 50x magnification is needed to see Uranus and its rings.
To see Neptune, keep the same aperture but increase the magnification to 150.
But some apps help improve viewing without a telescope, such as Stellarium.
Using your location, the app identifies the stars, correlates constellations, planets and other objects in the outer atmosphere, and provides the user with information about what is above them.
Application Star Walk 2 It works the same way and is free and available for download in the iOS App Store.
As a bonus, these apps work in real time and detect things like satellites, comets, and other objects deep in space as they pass overhead.
Although the parade of planets may appear as a horizontal alignment, it is just an illusion based on our perspective from Earth.