Another rare planetary parade awaits you
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It is believed that next time such an instance will be witnessed in 2040
KARACHI (Dunya News) - The evening of Feb 28 (Friday) will bring a rare cosmic treat as seven planets will shine forth in alignment.
Astronomer Prof Dr Javed Iqbal says people will witness a rare planetary parade, which will add glitter to the sky.
All solar system planets, except earth, will be seen in the sky in a celestial event after sunset.
Earlier, the planetary parade was seen in January and people in Pakistan also had caught a glimpse of the rare phenomenon.
Astronomers say three of the planets, including Neptune, can be seen through telescope while the rest will be visible through naked eye.
It is believed that next time such an instance will be witnessed in 2040.
MOVEMENT OF PLANETS
Astronomers and astrologers are always following the movements of planets for reasons suited to their interests.
Astronomers watch them for scientific reasons whereas astrologers have to make predictions of events in one’s life according to his or her zodiac sign.
There is an extraordinary celestial event taking place in 2025 - a planetary parade - in January and February.
Six planets of our solar system – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus – will appear to be aligned in a line looking like they are marching in a formation similar to a soldiers’ formation. This event doesn’t happen every year.
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Stargazers was in for a treat since Jan 18 as the night sky remained a parade ground for the six planets. They were aligned in a straight line on the night of Jan 25.
This celestial spectacle continued through early February. The planets are on the same side of the sun above Earth and most of them are visible to the naked eye under clear night skies.
According to NASA, such events, especially those involving four or more planets, are noteworthy and do not occur annually. What makes this spectacle extraordinary is the number of visible bright planets, including Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus.
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WHAT IS PLANETARY PARADE
The planets in our solar system travel around the sun in an orbit. They take different times to complete their journey – from 27 days to about 84 Earth years (30,687 Earth days). But occasionally a few of them will reach a point at the same time.
When we look at the planets at this time from Earth, it appears as if they're in a line, or a parade!
It's fairly common for some of the planets to do this, however seeing six in a line is a pretty rare event.
