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Spectacular 5 Planet Lineup Visible This Month

Posted by michael on from the under-a-wide-and-starry-sky dept.

MartinB writes "Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are lining up in order of distance from the Sun at the end of April, according to The BBC. They'll be visible without a telescope to observers in the Northern Hemisphere from 20th April."

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  1. oh no!!! by Transcendent · · Score: 2, Funny

    the apocalypse is here!!! we're all gonna die!!!

  2. bah! i've seen this already... by spike666 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Theres great footage of this event in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. if i had my dvd and player i'd tell you the timecode.

    now i just need to round up my illuminati buddies and head off to siberia...

  3. Re:The really interesting thing about this by shobadobs · · Score: 2, Funny

    However, the OP was giving an example of planets that were out of order.

    (out of order planets are _really_ planets that don't work when you put in the quarter and don't give your change back.

    Get it? Like a soda machine!

    Get it? Huh? Huh?

    Oh. No. :-(

    )