The rare sighting of five bright planets lining up with the moon wowed skywatchers around the world on Friday, with some getting more and more geared up this weekend to see a planet sighting that won’t happen again until 2040.
During June, Mercury, Venus, Anthem, Jupiter and Saturn They are ordered from left to right in order of orbit from the sun, before dawn in the southeast sky. Earlier on Friday, June 24, the moon participated in a planetary parade in a stunning landscape captured by astrophotographer Wright Dobbs, a meteorologist for the U.S. National Weather Service in Tallahassee, Florida.
Dobbs told Space.com in an email to St. Cloud, Florida on Friday. Dobbs is a former soldier night sky photographer and you can see more photos their Facebook page, (opens in new tab) together from twitter (opens in new tab) and Instagram @wrightdobbs (opens in new tab).
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The image was shot with a Sony a7ii and consisted 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.
“This is definitely not the darkest place I’ve taken astrophotography, but I love what the twilight glow adds to the image of planets in the morning sky,” Dobbs said.
Other striking images flowed from social media.
LOOK: It’s a little hard to see here, but if you look closely from left to right, you’ll see Venus, Moon, Mars and Jupiter! This is just three of the five planets currently aligned. Beautiful things 🪐 #planetaryalignment #planetparade @GoodDayAtlanta pic.twitter.com/KeHn2WnJ4o24 June 2022
Five planetary alignments seen in Daanbantayan ‘✨LOOK: If you missed the five planetary alignment earlier today, here’s a look at the rare phenomenon in this photo taken by photographer John Reco Estrera. Photo: John Reco Estrera via Micah Sophia Marcellones pic.twitter.com/eiNqFoQ2Ls24 June 2022
Do you see the planets aligning?
Let us know if you take a picture of the five world festivities! You can send your pictures and comments to: spacephotographs@uzay.com.
Even though the spectacle peaked today (June 24), there’s still plenty of time to see the planets align with the moon.
The Moon moved in a planetary “meet and salute” across the predawn sky, passing Saturn on June 18, Jupiter on June 21, and Mars on June 22. Moon It will continue its tour with the transit of Venus on June 26 and then end its tour with Mercury on June 27.
Related: The brightest planets in the June night sky: how (and when) we can see them
If you’re looking for a telescope or binoculars to see alignments like this one, our guides best binoculars deals and best telescope deals now can help. Ours The best cameras for astrophotography and The best lenses for astrophotography to get ready to watch the next stars in a photo.
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