The phenomenon of parallel planets on June 24, 2022, impressed astronomy lovers. The whole world can see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn all in one line at dawn. The following is a scientific explanation of the parallel planet phenomenon June 24, 2022.
Why do planets align?
The phenomenon of parallel planets occurs because of the natural order in the form of planetary circulation. Mercury orbits the Sun every 88 standard Earth days, Venus every 225 days, Mars every 687 days, Jupiter every 12 years, and Saturn every 29 years, so the phenomenon of parallel planets can occur on an irregular schedule.
Quoted from Space.com, Friday (6/24/2022) the eight planets in the Solar System will never be perfectly aligned because of the orientation and tilt of their orbits. The last time this event occurred more than 1,000 years ago was in 949 AD and will repeat itself on May 6, 2492.
Happens once every 18-19 years
This parallel planet phenomenon occurs every 18-19 years. The same event happened in December 2004 and will happen again in 2041.
Not really parallel
Actually, these planets are not really parallel, but rather this is just a line of sight phenomenon that causes optical illusions, because actually between the planets one another, including from Earth, the distance is millions of kilometers.
Not 5, but 6 parallel planets
There are actually 6 planets that are in a line configuration in this parallel planetary event, namely Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
As long as the weather is clear, the sky is clean and there is minimal light pollution in the sky, all planets can be seen directly without optical aids, except for Uranus.
"This is because the brightness is greater than +4.7 than the maximum visual magnitude limit for urban areas, so a small telescope with a diameter of 10-25 cm is needed to view Uranus," said BRIN space researcher Andi Pangerang.
Observations since ancient Greece
Observations of parallel planets have been carried out for centuries by the ancient Greeks observing with the naked eye. The word "planet" comes from the Greek word 'planetes', which means wanderer.
Parallel planetary impact
The phenomenon of parallel planets is harmless, but the gravitational pull of all the planets can have an impact on the tides on Earth. Venus' distance from Earth has the greatest effect on tidal forces, though only by a fraction compared to the Moon. The spacecraft can also feel the minuscule force when the planet's gravity pulls on it.