All the planets in the solar system are visible at the same time – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country

– What is special now is that we can see all the plants above the horizon. This will be visible from Norway, which is very interesting, says astrophysicist Håkon Dahle to news. On Wednesday evening, the planets were only 1.5 degrees apart. They are expected to reach conjunction – their closest point – on Thursday at 10pm, according to The Guardian. Experts call the phenomenon a rare astronomical event. In the northern hemisphere, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars – in that order – will be visible to the naked eye. The starry sky seen to the south from Oslo on Wednesday at 16:15. Photo: ILLUSTRATION: Department of Theoretical Astrophysics/UiO One piece of advice It is most difficult to spot Mercury without binoculars, as it is in a bright part of the sky. – Norway is so far north that the plants closest to the sun, Venus and Mercury, will set not too long after the sun, says Dahle. He recommends people in the south of the country to seek out a place with a good horizon to the south-west. You can see Venus and Mercury for about a week. – In the very south of Norway it is possible to glimpse Venus, but you still need binoculars to spot Mercury. Astrophysicist and researcher at the University of Oslo Håkon Dahle. Photo: Jostein Riiser Kristiansen Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, on the other hand, will be clearly visible. These plants, in addition to Uranus and Neptune, will be visible for several months to come, according to Dahle. Until next year, you can see Uranus, which lies between Mars and Jupiter, and Neptune, which lies between Saturn and Jupiter, with binoculars or a telescope. Meteor shower The last time all the plants were visible in the sky at the same time was in June, but then it was not possible to see them from Norway. The planets visible to the naked eye were lined up in the sky in the same order as they revolve around the sun: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The last time this happened was 18 years ago. Jupiter (left) and Saturn December 2020. Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP Another important event worth catching is the Quadrantids meteor shower. It is expected to reach its peak on January 3, and is known to create blue meteors at a speed of 40 kilometers per second.



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