Planet Line over New York Bridge

Explanation: There's an interesting sky to see if you wake up before the Sun. Lined up on toward the eastern horizon are four planets in a row. The planets are so bright they can even be seen from the bright sky inside a city. In fact, the featured image was taken from New York City, USA, with the foreground highlighted by the RFK ( Triborough ) Bridge . Pictured, the planets are, left to right, Jupiter , Venus , Mars , and Saturn . The planets all appear in a row because they all orbit the Sun in the same plane . This plane, called the ecliptic plane , was created in the early days of our Solar System and includes all planets, including Earth . The morning planet parade will continue throughout April and May, and will even be joined by Mercury in June.

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