From the beginning of June, Earthlings can enjoy a parade of five visible planets. Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter will be bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Uranium is also on the line, but it requires dark skies and binoculars to detect it. At this time, Neptune will be present in the morning sky in the constellation of Aquarius, but it will be visible only through a telescope.
The Parade of Planets is a visual spectacle available only to people on Earth. For an outside observer looking ‘from above’ at the solar system, you will see just the usual cluster of planets that just happened to be on one side of the sun. However, from the Earth, due to the lack of perception of depth, it seems that all the planets are next to each other.
The parade of planets can be seen shortly before sunrise. However, it is important to remember that if a person is in the Southern Hemisphere, one should look over the horizon to the east and south; if in the North, then to the east and north. The ideal time for observation would be dawn, 45 minutes before sunrise. The time of sunrise will change day by day, so do not forget to adjust the alarm.
