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Planetary alignment. πŸ˜ŠπŸ’«

"The planets are aligned tonight! It's called Planetary Alignment!" The weatherman says, proudly imparting his knowledge. I know what he is thinking: "Does anyone care?" πŸ€”πŸ˜‚

Tonight, after the sun has set, is the best time to see Jupiter, Pluto Venus, and Mercury. Together with Mars, Saturn, and the Moon in almost a perfect line and all visible to the human eye. πŸ”­βœ¨

At just before sunset, we gather our grandchildren, Fletcher, who is five, Roman, who is eight, and Alfie, who is sixteen. My husband and I set out for the park, the younger children excited that it was turning dark. πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦πŸŒ…

We installed Sky Walk apps and ones that zoomed and set out with binoculars of various sizes.Excited and hoping for a few surprises. πŸ“±πŸ”

Everyone gathered and looked to the sky. 🀩 We were stunned by Mercury and Venus, who seemed the closest to our naked eye. 😲❀️

Wow! With the addition of a monocle, we could see both planets clearly. The rings and craters that marked them individually πŸ˜²πŸŒ•

We took pictures, and everyone talked animatedly. Excited by what they had seen. πŸ“ΈπŸ—£οΈ

Even our young teen was impressed he took the best picture too. Using his iPhone with a broken screen, he had no need for an app with Zoom. πŸ‘πŸ“ΈπŸ˜

Thank you Mr Weatherman for making us see the universe through your eyes. This evening was simply one of the bestπŸ™πŸŒŸβœ¨
Planetary alignment was the talk of last week. Every weatherpeson, radio commentator, news reporter mentioned it. For a while it was bigger news than Trump! And we soaked it all in. I was pleased that all the grandchildren were aware and wanted to see it. A lovely, spur of the moment, evening with four of the best people.
Jackie Mead
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Jackie Mead  60/F/United Kingdom
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