Planets align in early morning sky

• By twfendley in Featured

• January 29, 2016

• 1 min to read

Reprinted from Astronomy Magazine

Five planets adorn the morning sky this week — the same quintet of “wanderers” (Mercury to Saturn) our ancient ancestors recognized as being different from the background stars. Head outside about 45 minutes before sunrise and you will see the solar system objects spread out across approximately 110°.

• astronomy, planets