Parade of planets – a harbinger of the apocalypse? – Commander

The residents of the northern hemisphere of the earth will see the “Parade of Planets” with the naked eye. This astronomical phenomenon will appear on the horizon just before sunrise at 6:30 am.

The head of the Moscow Planetarium astronomical complex Jaroslav Turilov said that from January 31 to February 7, before dawn in the southern sky can be observed high in the sky – Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and the Moon, and low in the sky – Venus and Mercury. Watch such a phenomenon can be to the naked eye, the telescope is not required for this.

It is reported that the residents will be able to effortlessly see Venus and Mercury, which will be low on the horizon. We also know that does not hurt to witness this cosmic phenomenon and the Moon, which will also be strongly repel sunlight.

The astronomers told that such a term as the parade of planets “does not exist, but among the fans, it is often used for description of the phenomenon in space. Also, scientists are assured that no pattern between the parade of planets and natural disasters there.

The small parade of planets this year includes a parade of the five planets in the solar system. Above the horizon in the night sky will be visible to Mercury and Venus, and Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, but not quite in this order. Of course, a parade of planets is actually significantly different from the view of many of us. On the Internet, we are used to seeing images on which planet is literally placed one after another in a row. Nothing like that really is not and can not be. Just planet placed in orbit so that they are all seen from one point in the world, which is rare. That is the essence of what he saw.

Watch this stunning spectacle can be in almost any region of Russia. All five of the planets will be visible above the horizon in the early morning before sunrise. It is best to watch the spectacle of the city is around 6-8 o’clock in the morning local time, when the sun has not shone the starry sky. A look at the world, you can even with the naked eye, unless, of course, to know where to look. If you use a telescope or even binoculars, the spectacle becomes just unimaginable.

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