Five planets are lining up in the sky in June and will peak tonight

Re:Five planets are lining up in the sky in June and will pe... by ripcity512 on Friday June 24, 2022 @07:19PM (#31870750)

For the last few weeks I have enjoyed seeing all of the mentioned planets on my early morning runs - with the exception of Mercury.

Guessing I’m unable to see it because it is either too low in the sky, obscured by far away clouds, or too dim compared with the brightening sky.

Has anyone ever been able to see it with the unaided eye?

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Re:Five planets are lining up in the sky in June and will pe... by avhon1 on Friday June 24, 2022 @10:38PM (#31871980)

I saw it unaided this morning. I live at roughly 40°N 85°W, and went out at 5:30AM. With a clear view of the horizon, Mercury was unobstructed but hard to see with the pre-dawn light. I might go out again tomorrow morning at 5:00 or 5:15 to see it more distinctly.

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Re:Five planets are lining up in the sky in June and will pe... by ripcity512 on Saturday June 25, 2022 @09:42AM (#31875240)

Thanks. Maybe I’ll try to find it one last time at around 5am tomorrow.

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Re:Five planets are lining up in the sky in June and will pe... by Raro on Friday June 24, 2022 @07:25PM (#31870785)

Yes, Mercury was very prominent a couple of weeks ago. Of course it's always close to the Sun, so perhaps your horizon viewing conditions have obscured it (I have to walk so that the trees and street lights are out of the way).

I've been trying to track the Pleiades for Matariki (Maori New Year), which are currently just above Venus.

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Re:Five planets are lining up in the sky in June and will pe... by ripcity512 on Friday June 24, 2022 @07:30PM (#31870825)

Glad you were able to see it. I’m guessing you might be in the southern hemisphere? Heard Mercury viewing this time was somewhat better there.

Forgot to mention I’m in the northern hemisphere.

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