Until the end of the year, binoculars or a telescope can be used to view Neptune, which is between Saturn and Jupiter, and Uranus, which is situated between Mars and Jupiter.
On Wednesday night, the eight planets appeared to be barely 1.5 degrees apart, and on Thursday at 2100 GMT, they were expected to achieve conjunction, their closest point.The best time to see the planets is likely to be around 30 minutes after sunset in the west. Each day until the end of the year, Venus will disappear roughly 40 minutes after sunset.
Source : Space.com Newsweek quoted Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi as saying: These nights, we can view all the planets of our solar system at a glance, shortly after sunset. Although it only sometimes occurs, it is always a breathtaking sight.Due to its location in a bright area of the sky, Mercury is the planet that is the most challenging to see without a telescope. It can be seen, albeit, very near the considerably brighter Venus.The other planets are aligned eastward, with Jupiter high in the southern sky and shining brighter than any star.What do you think about this ? comment.
In a rare occurrence, the entire solar system can be seen simultaneously in the night sky
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