Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter form rare planetary parade
Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter form a 'planet parade' on November 14, reported by TASS astronomy expert from PNIPU Yevgeny Burmistrov.
Consensus
- Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter are forming a planetary alignment.
- The event will be visible before dawn on November 14.
- Optimal viewing time is 1.5 to 2 hours before dawn, around 5:25 Moscow time.
- The planets will appear in the eastern part of the sky.
- Venus is the brightest and can serve as a starting point for observation.
Points of divergence
- Mercury will be only 6 degrees above the horizon, making it nearly invisible without ideal conditions. — vm
- Venus will be 10–12 degrees above the horizon, complicating observation despite its brightness. — vm
- Mars and Jupiter can be seen at night on the eastern horizon, then shift to the southern sky before dawn. — vm
- Mercury and Venus will be in the constellation Virgo, while Mars and Jupiter will be in Leo. — vesti
Coverage (5 sources)
- In the morning on Saturday, Russians will observe a small 'parade' of planets — Вести
- Four planets will meet at dawn — Фонтанка
- Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter form a "planet parade" on November 14, TASS astronomy expert from PNIIPU Evgeny... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Will it be possible to see a parade of planets in Moscow on November 14 — Вечерняя Москва
- Small planetary parade will be observed before dawn on November 14 — Вести
Key entities
- Mercury
- Veneries
- Jupiter
- Mars
- TASS
- Evgeny Burmistrov
- Moscow
- PNIU
- Sun
- Perm National Research Polytechnic University
- Russia
- Moscow Planetarium
- Yaroslav Turylov