Mercury, Mars, Venus in Rare Alignment





DES MOINES, Iowa - Three planets will align over the weekend, giving Iowans a glimpse at something they haven't seen for at least 100 years, astronomy experts said.



Mercury, Mars and Venus will be able to be seen in the southeastern part of the sky before sunrise from Saturday through Wednesday, said Michael Bakich, associate editor at Astronomy Magazine.


"Next to the sun and the moon, (Venus is) the brightest in the sky, so it'll be brilliant," he said.


Mars will be to the upper right of Venus and Mercury will be noticeable at its left.


It's been at least 100 years since the planets have aligned this way, Bakich said.


He speculated that the bright star the Bible says wise men followed to Bethlehem to find Jesus may have been a similar grouping of planets.


"Nobody really knows what's called the Star of Bethlehem was," he said

Will I be able to see this in England? Does this mean something awful will happen?

BinaryJustin said:

i dont know about seeing it in england

and i would guess, that no ... nothing awful will happen