Rare combination of planets in the sky: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn will be in a straight line on June 24; can see even without a telescope

If you are passionate about space and celestial events and love to watch planets and stars. If you are not able to fulfill your hobby due to lack of proper scientific equipment, then June 24 is the right day for you. Whether you have binoculars or not.

The appearance of planets on a straight line is considered wonderful and unique. On June 24, the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune can be seen in a straight line in the morning sky before sunrise according to Indian time. From the last week of April to the beginning of May, it can be seen even without a telescope.

the brightness of the planets is constant

Such a situation was created in 2020 also. Astronomer Jake Foster says that the identification of planets is easy. The stars twinkle, while the planets have a constant brightness. Venus will be the brightest of all the 4 planets. Jupiter is the second brightest, and Saturn will be less visible than the other three because of its great distance from the Sun.

Due to its orange color, Mars can be easily recognized as compared to other planets. According to NASA, the two brightest planets in the sky, Venus and Jupiter, will also come very close to each other at the end of the month on 30 April. It will be similar to the union of Mars and Saturn, which was seen earlier this month.

the planets are never in a straight line
University of Texas Assistant Professor and Scientist Dr. Christopher S. Baird said that the planets in our solar system are never exactly in a straight line like they usually show in movies. In fact, not all planets orbit perfectly in the same plane. They move in three dimensional space orbit, so they can never come in a straight line.

On June 24, the other planets of the Solar System Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be visible in a straight line. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn can be seen without a telescope, while Neptune and Uranus cannot be seen.