🔭🌌 ✨ Fun Space News & Video Sale! 🔭🌌 ✨ In just a few hours..
Added 2024-06-03 05:00:59 +0000 UTC🔭🌌 ✨ Fun Space News & Video Sale! 🔭🌌 ✨
In just a few hours from this post going live, the planets will be aligning into what headlines are calling "the planetary parade."
A rare event, the other 7 (sorry, Pluto) planets in our solar system will be appear to be lined up. Getty Images has a nice graphic that I can't share here, but it's a cool visual. From left to right, Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune & Saturn will appear from left to right if you look towards the Eastern sky just before sunrise in USA time.
In reality, the planets aren't actually aligned in orbit - they just appear that way from our perspective. It's not uncommon for 2-4 of the planets to be briefly aligned as they orbit the sun, but for all 8 planets to be aligned is super rare and, from Earth's perspective, you wouldn't be able to see it because we'd also be in the single-file line of planets.
So, being able to observe the planets lined up in front of us is kind of cooler than an actual planetary alignment, even if it's less rare. 🪐
🔭🌌 ✨ In honor of this neat space event, I'm doing a flash sale on my space videos to make room for new ones! Check your inboxes for the bundle of Space Videos for less than the price of one! 🔭🌌 ✨
