Waking up at 6 in the morning was not ideal in terms of sleep, but the view made up for it. I was able to clearly see Mars, Venus and Jupiter (even though the picture does not clearly depict the magnitude of the situation). It was truly incredible to be able to witness something as unique as that. The conjunction of these planets will not happen again like this until January of 2021 (Therrien). Venus, the largest and brightest of the three, appears in the middle of the three planets, Jupiter, the second brightest, appears as the highest in the sky, and Mars is the least bright one slightly to the left of Venus.
Not only was I able to see this planetary alignment, but I was also able to see numerous constellations, such as all of Orion's Belt, which is normally somewhat challenging to see in its entirety in the evening.
Therrien, Alex. "Venus, Jupiter and Mars Align for Skyline Display." BBC News. BBC News, 28 Oct. 2015. Web. 30 Oct. 2015.
Pictures taken with iPhone 6+ camera on 10/29/15 at approximately 6:15 am.
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