Five planets and a crescent moon will line up in a rare pre-dawn show today, July 20- Technology News, Firstpost

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On July 19, people around the world will be able to see five planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – without the need for a telescope. In addition to the unusual sighting of five planets in the night sky, a crescent moon will also be seen.

IBTimes reported that the planets and the moon are likely to appear in the sky about an hour before sunrise on Sunday.

Jeffrey Hunt, an astronomy educator and former director of the planetarium, has advised on how to detect planets. on his blog.

“Leave early in the morning, at least an hour before sunrise. Find the four bright planets: Venus, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter. They look like too bright stars. Brilliant Venus is low in the east-northeast. Mars is the lone ‘star’ in the southeast, and Jupiter and Saturn are the stars in the southwest, ”Hunt He says.

Planets to the human eye would look like extraordinarily bright stars, unlike the familiar photos we’ve seen captured by a spacecraft.

However, Mercury will be a little more difficult to detect, Hunt said, since the planet will be just a few degrees to the right of the bright crescent moon. This will decrease your visibility with the naked eye.

According to Science times, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto can also be seen between Venus and Jupiter this month, but people may have to use a telescope for that.

Citing NASA, the report reports that Jupiter’s moons – Europa, Ganymede, Io and Callisto – could be seen better using binoculars.

According to the website, another spectacular event called “Great Solstice Conjunction“It will take place on the night of the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere (December 21) this year. This event involves only two planets, Jupiter and Saturn.

While the conjunction occurs every 19.6 years, the planets will align at their closest distances from Earth since 1623.