Seven planets seem to be compatible with the night sky on the last day of February in what is known as the planetary procession.
This planetary beer occurs when many planets seem to line up in the sky of the night simultaneously.
“The procession of the planets is a moment when many planets are visible in the sky at the same time,” Dr. Greg Brown, astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, told Pa Media. “How impressive a procession depends on the number of planets in it and their visual extent.”
This week, all the seven planets are technically visible in the sky simultaneously, although they are not easy to equal.
Brown said: “Both mercury, Neptune and Saturn are very close to the horizon in the early evening, especially in the case of Neptune and Saturn, they will fight in the twilight.” “In addition, Uranus, like Neptune, is very faded, which makes almost impossible to find him without a pair of perspectives or telescopes.
Venus, Jupiter However, Mars is very easy to see it with an uncomfortable eye. “
A procession of four or five planets visible to the naked eye occurs every few years, according to NASA.
“Groups of three, four, or even five visible planets are not uncommon, they appear regularly throughout each year,” said Brown. “But the greater the number of planets, the more things aligning things to be visible at the same time. This makes full marches of seven somewhat rare.”
A similar show occurred last June, but only two planets can be seen without any special equipment. Six visible planets were in January – four for the naked eye – and now Mercury joins the gang.
This month, Venus shows Mars and Jupiter for the naked eye. Saturn pale and marcury are close to the horizon, making it difficult to locate it. Uranus and Neptune It can be hinted with perspectives and telescopes.
“The alignment of the planets occurs because the planets in our solar system revolve around the sun inside almost the same level, known as the eclipse,” King College LondonHe said. “When they rotate at different speeds and distances from the sun, there are moments when it seems to float from the Earth’s perspective.”
The best time to see the alignment in the United Kingdom was February 28, “shortly after sunset, when the planets are placed over the western horizon.” The same applies in Australia, where stars should be seen north after sunset and the United States, where experts who hope to see the heavenly show suggest that they should come out after about 30 minutes from sunset and stay away from bright lights.
Star applications can help know the view of the sunset around the world.
Brown said that the planets containing a telescope were looking for the shapes of the moon. “Using a telescope, try to search for Jupiter moons or the luminous part of the phenosal surface – like a small crescent moon.”
The planets will slowly make their exit during the spring.
With Pa Media
