Planets on parade: Rare 5-planet alignment to take place next week

Denver Gazette, ^ | Mar 21, 2023 | Tamera Twitty

[george76]

Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars are expected to align March 28..

A spectacular celestial sight is on the horizon and you won't want to miss it. Planets Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars are expected to align in the night sky on March 28.

Planetary alignments occur when the orbit of several planets coincide with each other and they appear to be lined up in the sky. Alignments typically only include two or three planets and are fairly brief, making a 5-planet alignment fairly noteworthy.

This rare planetary parade will first become visible in the western sky just after sunset next Tuesday and may be viewable for the following few nights.

According to a report by Insider, Jupiter and Mercury will appear low in the western sky. This could make them difficult to spot in Colorado because of the mountains. Those planets will be followed by Venus, Uranus, and Mars, which will point in an arching direction toward the moon.

The phenomenon will be visible to the naked eye if skies are clear, but it's recommended that viewers use binoculars or telescopes to see the alignment more clearly.

[Karma_Sherab]

Great app for your phone - Star Walk 2

[knarf]

HERE

[central_va]

How does Uranus line up?

[GeorgiaDawg32]

I have an app called StarTracker. I think it’s great...

[mikey_hates_everything]

So now Mars is behind Uranus? A week or so ago, Uranus was at the rear.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Bkmrk

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Thanks, George. We saw the planetary conjunction a couple weeks ago and that was gorgeous. I put this on my calendar.

[Tommy Revolts]

That’s pretty cool. I’ve been watching Jupiter and Venus for awhile now.

[babble-on]

How could she resist using the word syzygy?

[bantam]

“How does Uranus line up?”
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And will it be visible! ha ha ha

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Dumb article. Go here for a better one.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Shady]

Love it!

[central_va]

So will they be viewing Uranus?

[JimRed]

Weather app on my phone shows clouds and an 80% chance of rain next Tuesday.

[Larry Lucido]

[Larry Lucido]

Freddie Mercury, Bruno Mars, and Venus Williams all walk into the same bar. But they didn’t planet.

[rfp1234]

They all drink a toast to Keith Moon.

[Ezekiel]

Freddie Mercury, Bruno Mars, and Venus Williams all walk into the same bar. But they didn’t planet.

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They all drink a toast to Keith Moon.

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Then that Jew Peter denied it ever happened.