Space Research Center researcher Andi Pangerang announced the existence of the Sky Parade phenomenon or the inline shape of a number of planets.
Space Research Center researcher Andi Pangerang announced the phenomenon of the "Sky Parade" or the inline shape of a number of planets , namely Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
Through the National Research and Innovation Agency ( BRIN ), Andi explained that there are at least three forms or configurations that the public can see since June 4, 2022.
First , the configuration consisting of the ranks of Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Mars , Jupiter, and Saturn. The public can see it on 4 - 15 June 2022.
Second , the configuration of the planetary arrangement Mercury, Venys, Uranus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Moon on June 16-27 2022. Third , the arrangement of the configurations is similar to the first on June 28-30, 2022.
“From June 4 to 30, Mercury will have a brightness varying from +2.06 to -0.61. This indicates that Mercury will be getting brighter until the end of June. As for Venus, it varies between -3.94 to -3.89, which means it will be slightly dimmer at the end of June," Andi said as quoted from his official statement, Saturday (11/6/2022).
On the other hand, Uranus will look slightly brighter at the end of June with a variation between +5.89 - +5.87. As for Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, the variation is between +0.57 - +0.47 then 2.25 - 2.41 and +0.68 - +0.56.
Andi explained that this phenomenon will last for 50 minutes at dawn in each region. Starting from the start of the astronomical dawn which is around 04.30 local time and the dawn of the sea at 05.30 local time.
The public can witness this Sky Parade phenomenon without using any optical aid, 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 be able to see Uranus," he explained.
To note, the Sky Parade can be seen if the weather is clear enough, free from light pollution, and the field of view is free from obstructions. If the area is low in light pollution, in other words, the sky is clean, then Uranus can be seen without a telescope.