The five planets that can be seen with the bare eyes will align on Sunday, June 26, and you can view it for free on a livestream, according to a report by Space.com.
How to Watch the Rare Event?
In order of their orbital distance from the Sun - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will line up in a straight line in the southeast sky throughout June.
If you happen to be situated in a place where the skies are blocking this incredible view, don't worry because you can watch the spectacle for free online!
The live web broadcast will be provided by the Virtual Telescope Project, which commences at 10:30 p.m. EDT Sunday (0230 GMT Monday, June 27), with the view hailing all the way from Rome.
Just head over to their website, and you don't need to register or do anything other than enjoy the livestream!
You can also watch the live event on the Virtual Telescope Project's Youtube Channel.
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Once-in-a-lifetime Chance
Gianluca Masi, the telescope project's founder, said that it is unusual to be able to view the solar system at once, especially when the planets are aligned by how far away they are from our star.
Masi also stated that while the aforementioned planets visible to the naked eye are the most obvious, there are other objects to keep a watch out for as well.
She said that the Moon would be joining the spectacle, and with quality binoculars, skywatchers could also gaze upon the planets Uranus and Neptune, which is considered a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness all eight planets at once.
The alignment is occurring because the Earth and the other major planets of our solar system revolve around the ecliptic, which is the plane of our solar system, according to Space.com.
Although they are millions of kilometers apart, the Moon, Sun, and major planets are all located in a band that spans our planet's sky and occasionally lines up inside our field of vision.
Masi added that while it is frequently interesting to view all five planets in their natural state at once, it is relatively uncommon to see them aligned to the Sun's rising distance from the Earth. The last time this happened was in December 2004, and the rare alignment is returning now after 18 years.
In 2041, a similar alignment will occur, with the planets appearing in the same order from Mercury to Saturn based on their distance from the Sun. Therefore, don't wait nearly two decades to see another unique occurrence like this!
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Written by Joaquin Victor Tacla
