5 Planets Set to Align Tomorrow

All of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are set to align in a special sky-event early Friday.

The event will be visible to the naked eye, and the audience needs to look at the sky towards the southeastern pre-dawn sky.

Venus will be the first planet to appear in the sky, and it will be followed by Saturn, Mars, and Mercury which will be the hardest planet to observe.

Dr. Greg Brown, Royal Museums Greenwich’s Public Astronomy Officer, said: “Your only chance to see all five planets at the same time is during a very narrow window after Mercury has risen but before the sun has.”

“A pair of binoculars or a telescope may well be enough to overcome the twilight in the case of the fainter planets, but do be very careful when trying to observe, particularly Mercury, in this way. Ensure that the sun is below the horizon to avoid accidentally looking directly at it, which would be very dangerous for your eyes.”

Last week, the conjunction between Venus and the crescent moon occured on Friday’s dawn, which will attract sky lovers in the MENA region, including Egypt.

Both celestial bodies appeared before the sunrise, and they will be the brightest two objects in the sky.

The phenomenon can be observed by the naked eye. On the other hand, people who are going to observe the event through telescopes will recognize that the size of Venus changes due to its location towards its most distant points from the Earth.