Stunning rare planetary alignment to dazzle pre-dawn sky on Saturday
Sky gazers are in for a treat in the early house of Saturday morning, with five planets set to align just before sunrise. Mercury, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune and Saturn will all be closely gathered on one side of the sun in that order about an hour before sunrise. Saturn will be perched somewhere above them, Mercury will be low to the east, and all the others lined up in between them. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> But unlike the planet ary align ment this time last year, ANU Astrophysict Brad Tucker told 7NEWS.com.au that not all of the five planet s will be visible with the naked eye. Catching Uranus and Neptune will likely require binoculars or a telescope. “You’ll have Mercury, really low in the east, right before the rising sun, which will appear as a little bright dot on the horizon,” Tucker said. “Then going in an arch towards the north, you’ll have Uranus, and that’s the one that’s going to be really hard to see. “You won’t see it with th...