The B M Birla Science Centre in Hyderabad is hosting a ‘Planetary Alignment’ outreach event on Monday. This event will focus on understanding and observing planetary alignments in the sky. The planets involved in the alignment are mercury, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, and neptune. While these planets will appear to form a line across the sky, they will not be in perfect orbital alignment.
The outreach event will begin at 4:45 am at the P Birla Observatory, BMBSC. During the alignment, mercury, jupiter, and uranus will be visible at low altitudes in the sky. Jupiter, being the brightest, will be the easiest planet to spot. However, the visibility of the event may be affected by sky conditions and light pollution, limiting the clear view of the eastern horizon from the city skies.
Participants at the event can use telescopes and binoculars at the observatory to observe the planets during the alignment. Additionally, there will be a practical session on planetary alignment in the planetarium from 1:00 to 3:00 pm to raise public awareness about this celestial phenomenon.
