五月天空將現"六星連珠"奇觀
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.
行星連成一線這種罕見奇觀一直是人們關注和爭相猜測的焦點。有人認爲這預示着世界末日，有人則認爲這預示着一個新的黃金時代的到來。今年五月世界將目睹“六星連珠”的奇觀，5月11日是觀看這一景觀的最佳日期。
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.
在五月期間，人們每天早晨都可以用肉眼看見火星、木星、金星和水星，用小型望遠鏡還可以看見天王星和海王星。在日出30分鐘前，在清晨的天空可以看見各大行星排列在太陽路徑上（土星除外）。
The planets line up was expected on December 21, 2012, that’s when fortune tellers predicted the end of the world and scientists awaited a spectacular show in the sky. However modern equipments and tools have showed that in 2012 no alignment will occur.
曾有人預測行星連珠會在2012年12月21日出現，科學家們期待的這一天空奇景發生時也就是算命師所預言的世界末日到來之時。然而，現代儀器的觀測表明，在2012年不會發生行星連珠景觀。
Instead, a visible alignment will be seen throughout the entire month of May. For the past two months Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were not visible because of their location behind the sun, but starting May all planets started to line up above the rising sun.
但是，在今年整個五月期間都可以看見明顯的行星連珠景觀。在過去兩個月，人們都無法看見火星、木星、金星、水星、天王星和海王星，因爲它們的位置正處於太陽背面。但從五月開始各大行星將太陽升起位置的上方連成一線。
Planetary conjunctions are rare events, therefore people who have the chance to enjoy the changing alignment of the planets every day in May, should not waste the chance. No worries, it doesn't mean that the world is ending. Interesting is how the doomsayers' predictions never seem to come true.
行星連珠是罕見的景觀，因此有機會欣賞五月每日行星排列變化的人千萬不要錯過這一良機。不用擔心，行星連珠並不意味着世界末日。有趣的是，末日預言家們的預言似乎從來沒有實現過。
