One of our favorite summer plans is to lie down and count the stars while the night breeze cools us down after a hot day, especially in some of the sheltered skies where we can see more stars. But there are times when we don’t have to wait until it’s dark to discover something wonderful looking at the sky.
Throughout the week and as reported by the Royal Astronomical Observatory of Madrid on his Twitter account, the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are positioned in a way that allows us to see them with the naked eye, without telescopes. in the middle.
How to see the alignment of planets
As the experts explain, this image is visible 45 minutes before sunriseand well worth the early morning, because you will see the bright Venus or the red planet like never before.
Looking from the east we can see the five planets ordered according to their distance from the Sun, as shown in the image of the observatory of Madrid.
It is always better if we see it from a clear place, but if you also see nothing when you are at dawn because, like us, you are a bit clumsy with so many lights, you can use a mobile application (the technology experts at Xataka tell us some of the best star finder apps here).
A great summer plan that will not be repeated until 2040 according to the POTso you better run so you don’t miss it.
Photo | greg rakozy in unsplash, Royal Astronomical Observatory of Madrid