Prepare for a Celestial Spectacle as Five Planets Align.

[elleng]

Five planets will parade across the dawn sky early Wednesday in a rare celestial spectacle set to repeat every morning until late next month.

Headlining the planetary performance are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. It will be the first time in more than a decade that the fab five will be simultaneously visible to the naked eye, according to Jason Kendall, who is on the board of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York.

Admission is free, though stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere should plan to get up about 45 minutes before sunrise to catch the show. City dwellers can stay in their neighborhoods to watch, as long as they point their attention to the east, according to Mr. Kendall.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/20/science/space/five-planets-align-mars-jupiter-mercury-saturn-venus.html?

[Omaha Steve]

1. Get the app star tracker

Start tracker app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PYOPYO.StarTracker&hl=en

[kydo]

2. Ah, so that explains sarah p's best word salad ever today.

It was so good even the people that understand word salad didn't understand her. See the planets do effect us... oh wait moose mamma was already crazy so maybe it wasn't the celestial alignment.

[branford]

3. Damn, this celestial convergence will almost certainly

rip a hole in space-time, raise the dread City of R'lyeh, and end the dominion of us primitive primates on Earth.

Well, I, for one, will welcome our new Elder God overlords.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Uh, before sunrise ?

What are the chances I'll be up then ?

Bad enough that the cats start trying to wake me around 5:30.