Fans of rare phenomena in our sky, stay tuned: from the dawn of last Sunday (17) you can follow the convergence of the planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturnwhich are in the process of approval.

You can already see the stars in the east in the late morning hours, around 5 am. In addition to them, it will also be possible to observe rain meteors. Eta Aquarids, alpha centauri This summer triangle – formed by stars Altair, Vega and Deneb.

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Earth’s four closest neighbors in the solar system will be in the sky until April 25th, with the best time to view them on April 24th as Jupiter will be higher above the horizon and the Moon – in its waning form – will accompany them on the “show” until he leaves five nights later.

As for the stars, Vega will appear in the north at about the same time as the planets, and Alpha Centauri will appear in the south.

Venus, Mars and Saturn are already aligned, leaving only the arrival of Jupiter.

Along with the planets and stars will pass the Eta Aquarids, an annual meteor shower with a radiant located exactly in the constellation Aquarius. The event is always visible from April 19 to May 28. However, its peak will not be close to the approach of the planets and only a few shooting stars will be visible.

Become a witness of the phenomenon is not difficult

The biggest difficulty regarding alignment will be the position of Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system will appear around 4:00 am and will follow below 20º in projection until sunrise. As a result, the view may be obstructed by the atmosphere.

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If you’re worried about having to use professional planetary observing equipment, relax: you won’t need anything fancy. Telescopes and binoculars complete the experience but are not mandatory.

If you study astrophotography and study the behavior of celestial objects, it will be interesting to observe between April 30 and May 1, as Jupiter and Venus will be in conjunction, that is, very close to each other in the sky.

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