In the sky of Egypt and the Arab world, tomorrow morning, Friday, June 10, 2022, the five bright planets in our solar system will be observed, which are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, lined up on the southeast horizon as a chain of diamonds seen with the naked eye.
This rare phenomenon has not occurred since December 2004 and the best time to view the planets would be 30 minutes before sunrise.
Binoculars, along with a clear view of the eastern horizon, may be needed to see Mercury at the beginning of June, but as the month progresses, Mercury will become brighter and easier to see, and the rest of the planets will be visible to the naked eye constantly.
The alignment of the planets is an astronomical event that takes place when a group of planets of the solar system appear in a row approximately in the same region of the sky, as seen from Earth and in space, being on the same side of the sun.
It must be known that the alignment of the planets on one line should not be taken in the literal sense. The planets never line up in a perfectly straight line, since they do not all revolve around the sun in the same plane, but in different orbits, so they will never line up identically.
The 90-degree series of planets will remain visible for the rest of June, when binoculars and telescopes can look for greenish-blue Uranus near the very bright planet Venus, and the little blue Neptune between Jupiter and Saturn.
It is worth noting that the moon will meet these five planets at the end of this month and will be an opportunity to take pictures.