Venus And Jupiter To Come Closest In Rare Event On March 1
Stars, cosmic elements and planets are fascinating not just for people interested in science but for others as well. Now, they could get a chance to witness a rare occurrence when two of our solar system’s brightest planets, Jupiter and Venus, which have been slowly approaching each other over the past few weeks, will meet in the night sky.
Come March 1, the sky gazers will get a unique treat as the brightest planets- Jupiter and Venus are coming extremely closer to each other.
The two planets, which were about 29 degrees apart at the beginning of February, are gradually moving closer and will come extremely close to each other on March 1, separated by merely 0.52 degrees in a rare event, sources said.
Both Jupiter and Venus have been observed moving closer in the sky during night. Though they look closer in the sky, the distance between the two planets is very high, said deputy director of Pathani Samanta Planetarium Subhendu Pattnaik.
According to Patnaik, such celestial event happens every two to three years. “We urge everybody to witness the rare spectacle as it can been seen with naked eyes across Odisha. Once can witness the conjunction after sunset between 6:15 pm and 7: 30 pm on March 1, 2023,” Patnaik added.
“There’s a meetup happening in the western sky: the crescent Moon sits close to Jupiter, with Venus below them. Jupiter and Venus will continue to cozy up until March 1, when they’ll be at their closest,” tweeted NASA.
There’s a meetup happening in the western sky: the crescent Moon sits close to Jupiter, with Venus below them. Jupiter and Venus will continue to cozy up until March 1, when they’ll be at their closest.
Have you spotted these three in the sky? Snap a picture and send it to us! pic.twitter.com/8W1iihFz3w
— NASA (@NASA) February 24, 2023
The event being hailed as the “the perfect trifecta” has created a buzz among astronomy enthusiasts as people are on a photo spree to share images of the night sky as they wait for the final showdown.
