A 'planetary breakup' of 5 planets in the June's big stargazing sight, NASA says

The rare alignment of five naked-eye planets will break up as they become distant from one another.

A group of planets joined up in the predawn sky this month. There are five planets in the sky and Mercury is very close to the horizon. The five planets have appeared in view above the horizon for the first time in four years.

Mercury was added to the morning sky in June because of the rare planetary alignment. The small planet appeared alongside the group on June 3, only briefly peeking above the horizon before the sun made it difficult to see.

There are planets in June's night sky.

Mercury will be easier to see in the morning sky. According to EarthSky.org, the planet will be even brighter as the month goes on, because it will reach its greatest elongation on June 16.

The five worlds are traveling on the plane of the solar system. Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, is lowest on the horizon, while the most distant, Saturn, is highest. Millions of miles or kilometers away from each other, the planets all look close together, but they are not.

The image is the first of five.

There is a sky map of Venus, Mars, Jupiter and other planets. The image is from NASA/ JPL-Caltech.

There is a sky map of the moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and other planets. The image is from NASA/ JPL-Caltech.

There are five bright visible planets before the sun rises. The image is from NASA/ JPL-Caltech.

There are five bright visible planets before dawn. The image is from NASA/ JPL-Caltech.

The sky map shows Mars and Jupiter. The image is from NASA/ JPL-Caltech.

This planetary alignment will not be seen for a while. We've been able to see the planets in the morning sky in the last few months, but starting in June, they won't be as visible.

According to NASA's June Skywatching guide, the planets will spread out across the morning sky so much that they will make their exits as morning objects.

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