You still have time to catch this rare lineup before it disappears until 2040.
 |
Astrophotographer Wright Dobbs took this image of five
bright planets visible lined up with the moon from St. Cloud, Florida before
dawn on June 24, 2022. The planets are (from left): Mercury, Venus, Mars,
Jupiter and Saturn with the crescent moon between Venus and Jupiter. (Image
credit: Wright Dobbs) |
The rare sight of five bright planets lining up with
the moon wowed skywatchers around the world Friday, with some gearing up for
more this weekend to see a planetary sight that won't happen again until 2040.
Throughout June, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and
Saturn have lined up from left to right, in their orbital order from the sun,
before dawn in the southeastern sky. Early Friday (June 24), the moon joined
the planet parade in an awesome sight captured by astrophotographer Wright
Dobbs, a meteorologist for the U.S. National Weather Service in Tallahassee,
Florida.
"Seeing the night sky is amazing and, knowing the
rarity of these alignments, you have to take every opportunity to view and
capture it,"
The image was shot with a Sony a7ii, and was composed
of a three-image panorama with a Sigma 14mm f/1.8 lens. Each image was exposed
at ISO 1600, f/6.3, 15 seconds.
"It's certainly not the darkest place I've shot
astrophotography from, but I love what the twilight glow added to the display
of the planets in the morning sky," Dobbs said.
Other stunning views flowed in from social media.
LOOK UP: A bit hard to see here but if you look closely from left to right you’ll see Venus, the Moon, Mars and Jupiter! That’s just three of the five planets in alignment right now. Neat stuff 🪐 #planetaryalignment #planetparade @GoodDayAtlanta pic.twitter.com/KeHn2WnJ4o
— Billy Heath III (@BillyHeathFOX5) June 24, 2022
Five-planetary alignment seen in Daanbantayan’ ✨
— CDN Digital (@cebudailynews) June 24, 2022
LOOK: In case you missed the five-planetary alignment earlier today, here's a glimpse of the rare phenomenon in this photo captured by photographer John Reco Estrera.
📸: John Reco Estrera via Micah Sophia Marcellones pic.twitter.com/eiNqFoQ2Ls
While the show did hit its peak Yesterday,there's still ample time
available to see the planets in alignment, along with the moon.
The moon moved through a planetary "meet and greet" in the predawn sky, passing Saturn on June 18, Jupiter on June 21 and Mars on June 22. The moon will continue its tour with a pass-by of Venus on June 26, and then end its tour with Mercury on June 27.
0 Comments