... Taken on April 7th, this skyscape features a dramatic lunar and planetaryalignment ... The good news is that planetaryalignments like this one do not portend disasters ...
... Unfortunately, next month's highly publicized alignment of planets on May 5th will be lost from view in the Sun's glare but such planetaryalignments occur repeatedly and pose no danger to planet Earth. ...
... And as a prelude to its close solar alignment , the Moon also completed a lovely celestial triangle, closing with bright ... eclipse can only be seen from a narrow corridor, skygazers around the globe could appreciate this lunar-planetary conjunction ...
... Another striking alignment occurred last March in the view of humanity's Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft. ... has now been extended to 2017 to better study the complex planetary system as its season changes from equinox to solstice ...
... The planetary conjunction will be easily visible to the unaided eye because Venus will appear brighter than any background star ... To see the near-alignment , simply look to the west after sunset. ...
... There are also a few miscellaneous pages: on planetary science spacecraft, the glossary, a list of some of the planetary images available elsewhere on the Net, some bits of history, several pages of data and a special plea for your support of the space ...
... This 'road map' of the solar system is the definitive guide for planetary science. ... This is called a solar eclipse; if the alignment is slighly imperfect then the Moon ...