a planetary alignmentis a rare spectacular event that has always been a topic of great interest and speculations. some predict the end of the world, others see the start of a new golden era. this may the world will witness the alignment of six planets, with may 11 being the best out of all.

　　行星连成一线这种罕见奇观一直是人们关注和争相猜测的焦点。有人认为这预示着世界末日，有人则认为这预示着一个新的黄金时代的到来。今年五月世界将目睹“六星连珠”的奇观，5月11日是观看这一景观的最佳日期。

　　every morning in may the naked eye will be able to spot mars, jupiter, venus and mercury, and with a small telescope one can see uranus and neptune. 30 minutes before sunrise, the morning sky will show all the planets aligned across the sun’s path, except saturn.