A bunch of planets will be lined up and visible to the naked eye before sunrse for the next few weeks...
Notes:
- last time this happened was 2004
- Mercury will be above the northeastern horizon (low) then it goes Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
- the crescent moon will also be a part of this business
- the crescent moon will also be a part of this business
- June 24th will be a good day to get up early to check this out if the weather cooperates.
- June 26th will be pretty good too... Venus gets close to the moon.
- Merc and Venus won't be very high in the sky - look just above the Eastern horizon.
- you might need binocs to see Merc.
- best time to watch for this is between 15 and 45 minutes before sunrise.
- Astro Bob has a great article on it HERE.
- IF YOU SEE A UFO WHILE CHECKING OUT THIS PLANET PARADE REPORT IT HERE!