New Delhi: Skygazers are in to treat as Mars and Venus – two nearby earth neighbors – will be the closest to each other in the sky on Tuesday.
Therefore, people will have the opportunity to watch these planets with naked eyes.
This unique phenomenon is part of the planet conjunction because such conjunction occurs when two planets seem to get closer, while in reality they remain far away.
“Mars and Venus are tightly past each other in the sky and will only be 0.5 degrees (as wide as the moon) on July 13.
It is the naked eye event, so go out and see it”, Bengaluru – India-based Astrophysics Institute (iia) new -Bar this tweeted.
“Celestial Kiss” of Mars and Venus will look about 45 minutes after sunset under clear weather conditions in Western Horizon.
The two planets will initially stand 16 ° on the western horizon and then sink below it 1 hour and 42 minutes after the sun.
SkyGazer can see Venus a little earlier.
Before the incident Tuesday Tuesday, the month passed closest to two planets on Monday.
After Tuesday’s event, the next Venus-Mars conjunction will occur on February 22, 2024.
The last conjunction between the two occurred on August 24, 2019 but the planets were only 3 ° from the sun and therefore were not visible from the earth.
The latest couples occur on October 5, 2017.
Heavenly rare events can be seen from anywhere in India in a clear sky.
Immediately after Mars-Venus conjunction, astronomers might be able to watch through a strong telescope of Pluto on July 17 when the Dwarf planet will reach the opposition (it will be contrary to the Sun).
This means that the earth will be positioned between Pluto and the Sun, and the dwarf planet makes its closest approach to the earth (called perigee), making it look the brightest.
From Delhi, it is likely to be seen between 9.27 pm and 3.38 under clear weather conditions on Saturday.
Last year on the night of December 21, SkyGazers loved watching a large combined planets Jupiter and Saturn.