Five planets come together in a month-long cosmic display
According to the astronomists, the happening will be visible to the naked eye.The five planets- Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter-can be seen together in a line in the pre-dawn sky.
This phenomenon is due to the timing of the planets orbiting the sun.
The last appearance of the quintet was experienced in December 2004 and January 2005. The lineup is expected to occur again in late July through mid-August. However, according to NASA, Mercury and Venus won't be easily visible from northern latitudes.
All of the five planets will be visible from southeast to southwest between 6-6:30 am local time. Earth's moon also joins the cosmic display from January 23 to February 7. In that phase, it will shift from the west-northwest to east-southeast and will be visible near the five planets and some stars.
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