Chennai: Skywatchers are in for next week’s prize when the neighbors of Venus and Mars seem to pass the nights closest to each other after a date with the crescent.
The celestial event can be easily seen with the naked eye when someone looks at the west side in the sky after sunset.
On July 13, Mars and Venus will appear only 0.5 degrees apart although quite far from the actual distance.
The day before, the crescent will also harmonize with two planets.
“Mars and Venus passed close to each other in the sky and would only be 0.5 degrees (moon size) on July 13.
The moon will also be close to them on July 12.
This is the naked eye event, so go out and see them Even starting today, “Indian Astrophysics Institute, Bengaluru tweeted on Thursday.
A planetary conjunction occurs when there are two astronomical objects seem to be close to each other in the sky, when observed from the earth.
In this case, the crescent will join two planets making it a copy of the three celestial.
Soundararaja Perumal, Executive Director of Birla Planetarium, said there was no exclusive spectacle event to be held due to a pandemic.
“Go to your terrace and look at the sky to the west, Mars will look unconscious and Venus will look bright.
On July 12, a thin crescent will be above these two bodies.
On July 13, you can see the two planets that look closer than The previous day, “he said.
Someone can also use a telescope to see better.
Perumal said while the conjunction was common, the last time Mars and Venus appeared closer by less than August 24, 2019.
Skywatchers get ready for a rare planetary conjunction
