The phenomenon of planetary alignment itself is not uncommon.. But it is very rare to see 7 planets at once, which seem to be lined up almost on the same line.. But just such an event is expected in February. Although before that, another rather rare planetary alignment can be observed in January, writes ScienceAlert.

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In fact, it is not uncommon for several planets to appear on the same side of the Sun at the same time, seemingly in the same line. But it's much less common to see the planetary alignment of all the other seven planets in the solar system..

Any placement of planets between three and eight in this manner is called a planetary alignment.. In the case of eight planets, the Earth is also taken into account. If 5, 6 or 7 planets come together in a row, then this is called a major planetary alignment. But 5 planets are placed this way much more often than 6. But placing seven planets on one imaginary line at once is an extremely rare event..

In the near future, two so-called parades of planets await us at once.

Planetary alignments are not like what you see in illustrations of the solar system, because in reality the planets are placed slightly differently. All planets in the solar system revolve around the sun in a plane called the ecliptic. The orbits of some planets are slightly inclined above or below this plane, but they are all more or less on the same level. This happened due to the way the planets formed around the Sun.

Our Sun arose from a gas cloud that collapsed under the influence of gravity and began to collect surrounding matter to accumulate mass. Some of this matter remained circling around the young Sun in the form of a protoplanetary disk. It was in it that the planets of the solar system were formed. Due to the fact that they were not subject to gravitational influence, other objects on the planet remained circling around the Sun in a fairly level position.

Sometimes the planets are on the same side of the Sun, moving in their orbits, so we can see them in the sky at the same time.

To best observe the two planetary alignments in January and February, use binoculars or a telescope. Although some planets will be visible to the naked eye.

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