Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                 2022 May 4
    [2]The featured image shows a series of four planets lining up in the
    morning over the ancient Egyptian pyramid known as Djoser. The image
    was taken is late April. Please see the explanation for more detailed
                                information.

                        Planets Over Egyptian Pyramid
                  Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Osama Fatehi

   Explanation: The early morning planet parade continues. Visible the
   world over, the planets Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn have been
   lining up in the pre-dawn sky since mid-April. In the [4]featured image
   taken last month, these planets were captured over the Step [5]Pyramid
   of Djoser, a [6]UNESCO World Heritage [7]Site. Located in the
   [8]Saqqara necropolis of [9]Egypt, the pyramid was constructed in the
   27th century BC and is one of the [10]oldest pyramids known. The
   two-image composite includes a foreground image taken during evening
   [11]blue hour, and a background image captured from the same location
   the following morning. The [12]morning planet line-up is [13]slowly
   changing. At the end of last month, planets [14]Jupiter and Venus
   switched places, while at the end of this month, Jupiter and Mars will
   switch after passing [15]within one-degree of each other. Of course,
   this picturesque planetary angular alignment is a coincidence, as
   [16]all of these worlds continue to orbit [17]the Sun as they have for
   billions of years, well before even the [18]ancient Pyramid of Djoser
   was built.

         Notable Submissions to APOD: [19]Morning Planet Parade 2022
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   4. https://www.instagram.com/p/CcwVzRdjJVe/
   5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_of_Djoser
   6. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/
   7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site
   8. https://youtu.be/aoOh62XiDv4
   9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt
  10. https://www.oldest.org/structures/pyramids/
  11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_hour
  12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220426.html
  13. https://www.nicepng.com/png/detail/893-8934255_cat-transparent-background-png-surprised-cat-png.png
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