Syzygy is a kind of unity, especially through coordination or alignment, most commonly used in the astronomical sense. From the Late Latin syzygia, "conjunction," from the Greek σύζ γος (syzygos), "yoked together.
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(sz´j), in astronomy, alignment of three bodies of the solar system along a straight or nearly straight line. A planet is in syzygy with the earth and sun when it is in opposition or conjunction, i.
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Syzygy
The (nearly) straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies, such as the , , and during an .
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Syzygy The alignment of any three celestial bodies. Planets are at syzygy when they are at opposition or conjunction (aligned with Sun and Earth).
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Terminator The boundary of the illuminated part of the disc of a planet or moon.
Syzygy. The position of the Moon in its orbit when it is either Full or New.
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Terminator. The dividing line between light and dark on a moon or planet.
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Syzygy occurs when the moon (or a planet) is in opposition or conjuction with the Earth and Sun; the three bodies are positioned in a straight line. At syzygy, the moon (or planet) is seen as new or full (from Earth).
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An alignment of three celestial bodies. Sometimes applied more specifically to an alignment of the sun, earth, and moon.
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SYZYGY
Syzygy occurs when the (or a planet) is in or with the and ; the three bodies are positioned in a straight line. At syzygy, the moon (or planet) is seen as new or full (from Earth).
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By the way, "syzygy" means:
Either of two points in the orbit of a celestial body where the body is in opposition to or in conjunction with the Sun (i.e., either celestial body-Earth-Sun or Earth-Sun-celestial body).
events beyond the Earth-Moon system: for example, a planet moving into the shadow cast by one of its moons, a moon passing into the shadow cast by its parent planet, or a moon passing into the shadow of another moon. An eclipse is a type of syzygy, ...
syzygy A point of the orbit or a planet or satellite at which it is in conjunction or opposition. The term is used chiefly in connection with the moon, when it refers to the points occupied by the moon at new and full phase.
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