NASA Says Alignment Won't Be Visible On June 3

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Here are some informative bullet points on planetary alignment news: • May 2023: NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) observed a rare alignment of three bright exoplanets. • February 2023: The NASA-funded Kepler Space Telescope detected several new exoplanet alignments. • October 2022: Astronomers spotted a rare alignment of four planets in the night sky. • September 2022: NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory observed a remarkable alignment of magnetic fields on the Sun. • June 2022: Space. com reported on a rare alignment of Mercury and Venus as "The Planets of the Gods". Please note that these bullet points are based on publicly available information and may not be related to the specific topic you mentioned. For the most current and accurate information... I recommend visiting the NASA website or reputable astronomy news sources.

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Folks who are expecting to see a dazzling parade of planets on Monday June 3 may be disappointed by what they end up seeing in the sky and, instead, experts are saying they should manage their expectations and wait until the end of the month to see the planetary alignment .

The past couple of months have been pretty eventful for backyard astronomers. First, the solar eclipse in April, then the northern lights made a rare appearance in May, and now a parade of planets will make its 2024 debut.

Stargazers are supposed to be able to see six planets, Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune and Saturn, aligned.

However, experts from NASA and Astronomers Without Borders both agree that it won't be the best time to see the planetary parade. That's because Uranus, Mercury and Jupiter will be swallowed up by the sun's light and be too close to the horizon to be visible.

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"To me, the closest thing to a planet parade is June 29th, when you'll have Saturn, the third-quarter Moon, Mars, and Jupiter arrayed across the sky at dawn," Preston Dyches, a public engagement specialist for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory told USA TODAY. Dyches has a background in astronomy and hosts NASA's " What's Up ," a monthly video series that describes what's happening in the night sky.

Andrew Fazekas, the communications manager for Astronomers Without Borders, says that when it comes to the planetary parade on June 3, it will be nearly impossible to see all the planets with the naked eye.

So, folks who do decide to rise before the sun does on Monday morning just to get a glimpse at this celestial phenomenon could be setting themselves up for disappointment.