NASA’s Astronomical Picture of the Day on Monday shows all the planets in the Solar System appearing in the night sky at the same time.
This Monday (2), the astronomical image of the day selected by NASA is a panoramic photograph with (almost) all the planets of the Solar System in the night sky.
As of last week, most of the the planets can be seen simultaneously with the naked eyealongside some of the most famous stars and objects: Aldebaran, Pleiades, Altair and Furnace.
The splendid scenery can be observed just after sunset, when, with the help of luck, we also find Mercury and Venus. This good luck has been bestowed on the author of this photo, who recorded the innermost pair of planets in the Solar System just before disappearing behind the horizon.
The image also features very faint Neptune and Uranus, appearing only as dimly lit spots. They are the most distant planets from us and also the most difficult to observe, requiring telescopes and a place with low light pollution.
On the left side, Mercury shines with its reddish hues between the Pleiades and Aldebaran, in the constellation Taurus. In the foreground, the hills surrounding the village of Gökçeören, Kaş, Turkey complete the picture.
Source: APOD
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