The expert spoke about the visible objects on the expected parade of planets
Jupiter will be clearly visible at the parade of planets, which is expected on February 28, but Uranus and Neptune will remain out of reach for the human eye. Honorary Doctor of Sciences, lecturer Sergey Chumakov told Izvestia about this on February 27.
According to the expert, this phenomenon will not be so impressive, since not all planets will be visible to the naked eye. Uranus and Neptune will remain out of reach, as they cannot be seen without a telescope.
"Thus, on February 28, all that an interested person who goes outside an hour after sunset will be able to observe will be only a bright, very bright Jupiter. By this time, Mercury and Venus will have already disappeared below the horizon, and it will be difficult to see them using optics, because they will all be against the background of a bright sky illuminated by the dawn of the outgoing sun," the expert explained.
According to the expert, it is best to observe the parades of planets in combination: first look at the sky, determine which planets are visible, and then use a telescope or star maps for more detailed observation.
It is important to understand that the term "parade of planets" is considered speculative in astronomy, Chumakov added. The phenomenon in which the planets line up in one straight line does not actually occur — the celestial sphere around us has a convex shape, so the planets rather line up in an arc, the expert concluded.
In the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy at the Institute of Space Research (IKI) On February 25, the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that the Sun had experienced its strongest flare since the anomalous release of energy in early February. It was noted that in just one day there were more than 10 outbreaks, whereas the day before there was only one, and on Monday, February 23, there were zero.
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