The mystery of alignment

Shariq Ali
Valueversity

This breathtaking image captures a rare and beautiful cosmic alignment just before sunrise. Imagine waking up early and looking at the sky, only to see a glowing crescent moon hanging low on the horizon, its soft light reflecting on the water. Above it, like a string of pearls, four bright planets—Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn—line up in a perfect sequence, shining brilliantly against the starry sky.

Such alignments happen only once in a while when planets move into the right positions in their orbits around the Sun. They appear in a straight line from our perspective on Earth, creating a mesmerizing celestial display. While they are far apart in space, their arrangement in the sky looks like a carefully placed design, reminding us of the grand and mysterious workings of the universe.

This is one of those moments when the night sky tells a silent yet powerful story—a story of motion, order, and beauty in the vastness of space.