Did you happen to miss the ‘Parade of Planets’? Don’t worry, the upcoming alignments are expected to be even more impressive.

This week, astronomers brought some dampeners to the otherwise hyped show, pointing to other future events that would be far more enthralling for stargazers.

In the skies this morning from the perspective of the earth, six planets were aligned diagonally, namely Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune, and Saturn. This extraordinary event has been referred to as a planetary parade.

While this has attracted attention, astronomers were not to quickly reassure the sky gazers. It was just a perspective that we saw from near the Earth, not what was actually aligned in the three-dimensional solar system.

“There is no physical alignment taking place,” says Kate Pattle, an astrophysics enthusiast of University College London in an interview with CNN’s Jacopo Prisco. “That is because most of the planets are located in the same side of the sun. If they are aligned with each other in the space they are referred as syzygy; this is very rare.

Also, only Saturn and Mars could be seen using the naked eye during the Monday morning. Even before the show, NASA warned sky gazers that, “Jupiter and Mercury will be below or at the horizon during morning twilight and not visible. Uranus and Neptune are too faint to be seen without a telescope, especially as the morning sky brightens. Even Neptune which is arguably the remotest planet from the sun cannot be viewed naturally.

Taking all these into consideration, even some astronomers did not bother to observe this week’s poor alignment. In an interview with the Guardian’s Nicola Davis, Ed Bloomer, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich in England, says, “I won’t deny it. ”“I will most likely be asleep. ”

If you still want to observe this lineup of planets, there is still a chance to do so on Tuesday early in the morning, while the last chance is on Wednesday early in the morning, as the EarthSky’s Kelly Kizer Whitt and Deborah Byrd recommend.

Even as this procession slackens, astronomers say more interesting alignments of the planets will occur in the future. For instance, in the coming weeks, you will be able to see Saturn, the moon, Mars, and Jupiter forming a diagonal line across the morning sky on June 29. For some reason, this event is best meant to be watched on a Friday night turning into a Saturday morning, not a Sunday night turning into a Monday morning. Furthermore, this alignment is expected to persist through the month of July.

According to Astronomers Without Borders communications manager Andrew Fazekas, patience is key: When you wait till the end of the given month, ‘these planets will increasingly shift from the solar neighborhood towards the eastern horizon, becoming morning stars,’ Fazekas said. In February, Venus will also align, making it the first time seven planets align in the sky since the total solar eclipse in April, according to Steve Howe of the Democrat and Chronicle.

For those willing to wait a bit longer, five naked-eye planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, with a thin, crescent Moon will be seen in the evening sky on September 8, 2040.

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