Posted on 12/28/2022 7:56:17 PM PST by algore
Take a grand tour of the solar system tonight (Dec. 28) as each of the planets in the solar system will be visible at the same time.
As 2022 comes to an end, skywatchers can take in the rare sight of all of the planets in our solar system (aside from Earth) together in the sky. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all currently visible simultaneously with the naked eye. The two outermost planets, Uranus and Neptune, can meanwhile be observed with binoculars or a telescope.
To celebrate this excellent skywatching opportunity, the Virtual Telescope Project is hosting a free "grand tour of the solar system" livestream starting at 12:30 p.m. EST (1730 GMT) on Wednesday (Dec. 28). You can watch the live webcast courtesy of the project's website linked to above, or on their YouTube channel.
The five planets visible with the naked eye — Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, in that order — will line up in the sky starting from the southwestern horizon. Mercury, the smallest planet in the solar system, will be difficult to see with the eye, but it's possible if dark sky conditions are right.
https://youtu.be/cXOanvv4plU?t=8
probably you should just listen.
Even Uranus?
bttt
You can see the Earth too if you hold a mirror.
I really don’t want to see Uranus.
If you play basketball, or just like to jump, you should be able to jump higher than normal, because the gravity from all those aligned planets will be pulling you up higher. ;)
Go outside and try it.
Outstanding original thought.....
Sophomoric at best.
you could always just listen, but watching will help with the experience.
I have decided that I am going to at least listen to all the planets tonight
Q: What do TP and the Starship Enterprise have in common?
A: They both orbit Uranus wiping out Klingons.
And Pluto?
I detest sizists!
I want Pluto.
I had the good fortune of meeting Clyde Tombaugh. I remember his watch, Walt Disney Watch with Pluto on it. lol
What about planet X?
I’m right there with you. Pluto’s always been, and always will be, a planet as far as I’m concerned. And a mighty pretty little planet it is.
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