Colombo, Aug. 11 (Daily Mirror) - Six planets—Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—are expected to form an arc across the eastern and southern sky before sunrise tomorrow (12), the Astronomy Division of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies said.
The celestial event, commonly known among astronomers as a “planet parade”, is expected to offer skywatchers a notable opportunity to observe several planets at the same time.
Four of the six planets are expected to be visible to the naked eye. Binoculars will be required to spot Uranus, while a telescope will be needed to observe Neptune.
The best time to view the planetary alignment will be between 60 and 90 minutes before sunrise, with observers advised to scan the sky from the eastern horizon towards the south.
With sunrise in Colombo expected at around 6.00 a.m. during mid-August, the planets are likely to be best observed between approximately 4.30 a.m. and 5.15 a.m.
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