5 Planets & A Crescent Moon Will Be Visible Together In July! Details Here

Early Sunday morning, July 19, make sure you get up early to catch the beautiful sight of five planets and a crescent moon all hanging out together in the sky. Did we mention you can see the even without a telescope?

According to CNet, if you wake up about 45 minutes before sunrise, you¡¯ll be able to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the moon without a telescope.

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Talking to CNet, Jeffrey Hunt, an astronomy educator and former planetarium director said, "Step outside early in the morning, at least an hour before sunrise. Find the four bright planets - Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. They look like overly bright stars. Brilliant Venus is low in the east-northeast. Mars is the lone 'star' in the southeast, and Jupiter and Saturn are the stars in the southwest. To your eyes, they won't look like the photos made by spacecraft, just overly bright stars."

Mercury might be the toughest to spot as it is not as bright as the other planets and might require binoculars.

Offering tips on how to spot the planets Hunt said that Venus will be bright and visible in the eastern sky. The crescent moon, only 1% illuminated will be low in the east-northeast part of the sky.

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Mercury can be spotted on the right of the moon and Mars will be about halfway up in the sky in the south-southeast. Jupiter will be just above the horizon in the southwest, and Saturn will be to the upper left of Jupiter.

People who are not sure about the directions can always take help of apps available online like Google Sky that¡¯ll make spotting planets and stars really easy.

The sight will be visible in both the northern and southern hemisphere.

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"On successive mornings, look three to four minutes earlier each day. You may catch (the five planets) in the sky until about July 25, ¡° Hunt advices.

This gathering will not be visible till June 2022 again, so do not miss on the opportunity.

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