KATHMANDU, JUNE 22
A wonder for all the sky watchers - a rare planetary parade is expected to line in the morning sky in the month of June.
The 'stage' has been set for months in advance and now is when Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn would be lined-up together in the same order as their distance from the sun.
This marvelous celestial event will be visible to the naked eyes towards the eastern horizon before the sunrise. For the folks in Northern Hemisphere (which is for us in Nepal), the line-up starting from Mercury at eastern horizon will end with Saturn to the south while for those in the Southern Hemisphere, the line-up will follow from the east to the north.
On June 24, the Moon is to accompany the planets and in such an order that it will be placed between Venus and Mars, just like Earth in the solar system.
Mercury, which was hidden in sun's glare, will also be clearly visible on June 24. Hence, making all this a once-in-a-blue-moon show.
According to sciencealert, the last time we were able to see a similar conjunction of five planets was in December 2004.
And, in fact, not only the five planets but Uranus and Neptune are also hiding on the same linear path. Uranus will be around Venus this time while Neptune will be somewhere in between Jupiter and Saturn. However, it will be difficult to see them both without any equipment.
