One of the most exciting celestial events, the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter continues. This is a rare planetary conjunction that brings two or more planets closer together when viewed from Earth. The entire month of February has kept NASA as well as astronomers and sky watchers busy and all of them have shared a picture of it.
Today’s NASA The Astronomy Picture of the Day also features its view. Zahra and Jupiter, but with an extraordinary ray of light extending from the horizon. what’s this? It’s dust orbiting the Sun, NASA explained. The dust was mostly ejected from faint Jupiter family comets and slowly spiraled into the Sun. This is known as the zodiacal light, a band of dust reflecting sunlight from the inner solar system that becomes prominent during certain periods when observed after sunset or before sunrise.
NASA’s featured image of the day is an HDR image, taken in mid-February from Spain’s Sierra Nevada National Park. It shows a bright band of zodiacal light passing just in front of the bright evening planets Jupiter and Venus. NASA further explained that “the emission behind the constellation is a dark night sky that prominently includes the Pleiades star cluster.” in the evening sky, Jupiter And Venus is currently in the process of changing places, and they will reach their closest angular conjunction in the next few days.
Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter
According to a report by EarthSky.org, the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter can be seen on March 1-2, 2023 when they will be at their closest point in the sky. This celestial event will take place on both days. It is said to happen on March 2, 2023 at 5 AM CST (5:00 PM IST). During March 1-2, it will be possible to observe both planets through the same telescope field of view. So, make sure not to miss this opportunity!
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