One of my co-workers heard on the local news last night that 8 planetary bodies were in alignment last night, the Earth, our moon, the sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. They also said that this alignment is very rare and won't happan again for over 400 years. I normally don't have any problem finding more information on things she or anyone else hears about, but I only find one place online that this event is mentioned, which was on another news stations' website (not local): http://www.wrcbtv.com/news/index.cfm?sid=8455
Maybe I'm not looking in the right place, or maybe it was a hoax, but you'd think that there would have been a bigger deal made of this if it were true. I couldn't even find anything on NASA.gov or Space.com about it, although they mention several times in the last 10 years when 6 bodies were in line, but that's less rare. Would love any information proving or disproving the supposed alignment last night. Thanks!!!
2007-05-21 03:34:51 · 6 answers · asked by closerthanthis 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I don't know where that news story you cited came from, but it's dead wrong..! Take a look at this website which shows the current alignment of solar system planets. You can play around with the date / time yourself to get a feel for what passed and future alignments will be ==>http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/Solar
2007-05-21 04:03:03 · answer #1 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There was no special alignment last night. Venus was really close to the Moon and made a nice sight last night, but all those other planets were scattered all over they sky.
Honestly, where do people come up with all these alignments? The term alignment doesn't even have a meaning in astronomy anyway. There are conjunctions, oppositions, and other things, but nothing called an alignment. What would that even mean?
2007-05-21 04:39:19 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since all planets orbit the sun, the alignment if it had happened would have been of seven bodies, however, its wrong.
2007-05-21 04:14:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
solar-maximum cancers third decanate Pisces Neptune effect Moon-Pisces 1st decanate Neptune effect Mercury-Leo 2d decanate Sagittarius Jupiter effect Mars-Taurus third decanate Capricorn Saturn effect Venus-Leo 1st decanate Leo solar effect transforming into-Capricorn third Decanate Virgo Mercury effect The third decanate seems to predominate in my chart.
2017-01-10 12:15:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hadn`t heard anything about it at all...I did some Googleing
2007-05-21 03:46:23 · answer #5 · answered by Chafemasterj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they weren't aligned.
2007-05-21 05:08:46 · answer #6 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋