Conjunction
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in astronomy, alignment of two celestial bodies as seen from the earth. Conjunction of the moon and the planets is often determined by reference to the sun.
Conjunction
A solar system body, such as a planet, comet or asteroid, undergoes a conjunction when it has the same right ascension as the Sun as seen from the Earth. This means that the Earth, Sun and the object all lie along a straight line.
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Definition: conjunction: An inferior planet (closer to the sun than Earth - Mercury and Venus) is said to be "in inferior conjunction" when it is directly between the Earth and the Sun.
Superior Conjunction
A of an interior planet and the which occurs when the and the planet are on opposite sides of the .
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There were two astronomical events involving conjunctions of planets around the time of Jesus' birth---the triple conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in Pisces in 7 B.C.E.
Conjunction
In this example conjunction is the position of the outer planet (in orange) in relation to the Earth when the outer planet is at the opposite side of the Sun to the Earth.
Conjunction An alignment of two bodies; their least angular separation as seen from Earth. When a superior planet is said to be in conjunction it is with the Sun (unless stated otherwise).
Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
Kepler is also associated with the idea that the close conjunctions of Jupiter and Saturn were the event associated with the 'star'.
Conjunction There are at least three definitions of conjunction. Bodies are said to be in conjunction when they have the same ecliptic longitude (this is the strict definition) or when they have the same Right Ascension or when they are at their ...
conjunction
a time when two or more bodies appear close together in the sky
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Conjunction- the moment when two celestial objects lie closest together in the sky
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Conjunction -- A configuration in which two celestial bodies have their least apparent separation.
Conjunction
an event that occurs when two or more celestial objects appear close close together in the sky.
Constellation
a grouping of stars that make an imaginary picture in the sky. There are 88 constellations.
Conjunction, Inferior. A conjunction when one of the inferior planets (Mercury or Venus) appears to lie very close to the Sun, or in line with the Sun, as seen from Earth, but with the planet between Earth and the Sun.
Conjunction - The appearance of two celestial bodies, often a planet and the Sun, in approximately the same direction ...
Conjunction
The phenomenon in which two bodies have the same apparent celestial longitude (see Longitude, Celestial) or right ascension as viewed from a third body. Conjunctions are usually tabulated as geocentric phenomena.
Solar conjunction: A condition where the solar elongation is zero, or practically speaking, so small that the celestial object cannot be seen in the glare of the Sun.
Conjunction
Having the same right ascension or, more precisely, the same longitude as the sun.
conjunction: a situation in which the Moon or a planet appears to be especially close either to another planet or to a bright star.
Conjunctions with the Moon occur at approximately 28 day intervals throughout the year. The minimum separation of Uranus and the Moon range from about 5.4° to 6°, while those of Neptune range from 3.3° to 4.2°.
Conjunction
When a planet appears to come close to another planet, or star. It only appears to come close because it moves in between the other object, and the Earth.
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CONJUNCTION
Conjunction is the apparent close approach of a planet to the Sun (or another planet), from the point of view of an observer on the Earth.
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SOLAR CONJUNCTION
Solar conjunction is when a planet is the closest it will be to the as viewed from the Earth. Generally, this means the planet can't be seen, because the brightness of the Sun drowns the planet out.
planetary conjunction
A close visual grouping of two or more planets in the night sky.
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A nebula which is formed by the expelled gases from a low mass star, being illuminated by the remnant white dwarf.
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coma the dust and gas surrounding an active comet's nucleus comet a medium-sized icy object orbiting the Sun; smaller than a planet conjunction An inferior planet is said to be "in inferior conjunction" when it is directly between the ...
Obviously solar conjunction is a bad time to look for the planet!
If you were to view our Solar System from far above you would see that when a planet is in (solar) conjunction it is along an imaginary line that extends through the Earth and Sun.
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away on the other side of the Sun (an alignment known as superior conjunction, where the term "conjunction" simply indicates that two objects are close together on the sky), as illustrated in Figure 9.2.
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Of course, the location designated as conjunction would be most like the New Moon, but in this case the planet is behind the Sun, not in front of it.
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Any planets also observed near the center of Gemini, would be in "conjunction" with the sun, and said to have a particularly strong effect on the destiny and personality of the person.
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