Alignment of the Planets !!!


Thursday January 28 I took some time off and got up early to visit the Marcos de Niza trail at South Mountain Park, where I could get up high quickly and have a nice view of the eastern horizon.

5 planets, plus the moon, were aligned in nearly a straight line, and all visible in a clear sky.

Here are some photos and iPhone screen shots from the event.

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The spot to the right of the moon is Jupiter

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Waiting for the sky to clear, a shot of mostly Tempe near and Chandler far

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iPhone screen shot of Planets app shows from the southeastern horizon, and up, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars, the moon, and Jupiter

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The rest


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I am full of all kinds of data

Although there was a medium sized bank of clouds in the east, I did see Mercury peek through for a short while.

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Still not sunrise