For you stargazers - 5 planets line up for a nightly show in June

[Jolly Blue Giant]

Throughout most of June, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will stretch across the sky like a string of pearls appearing in the dawn hours before sunrise.

Sky & Telescope Magazine is calling it a

[LennG]

From here in NY, it would be impossible, but we are heading to Vermont on Sunday, for a week, around Killington, so maybe we could give it a shot. It would mean getting up at some ridiculous hour, and that might be the hardest part. THe image says June 23, how about next week?

Would you need a telescope to see this?

[Ed Vette]

Might be a nice view at the Jersey Shore.


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[Jolly Blue Giant]

From here in NY, it would be impossible, but we are heading to Vermont on Sunday, for a week, around Killington, so maybe we could give it a shot. It would mean getting up at some ridiculous hour, and that might be the hardest part. THe image says June 23, how about next week?

Would you need a telescope to see this?

It's supposed to able to be seen all June, but peaks on the 23rd I guess. As long as you're not in a city and away from city lights (and it isn't cloudy) you should be able to pick them out fairly easily using the moon as a guide. I remember about 3 years ago when Mars, Venus, and the moon were next to each other. It was easy to pick out because Venus of course is the brightest and Mars was pinkish in color....and well, we all know about the moon LOL

[EDjohnst1981]

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