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Venus and Jupiter will meet June 30
The night sky in June, will give fans watching stars an unusual sight: Venus and Jupiter will converge so that will look like a brilliant double star.
To see Venus and Jupiter even without a telescope in the Western part of the night sky; these days they are so close to each other that they can be hidden from view by several fingers. 20 Jun to planets "joined" the Moon that formed in the sky a kind of triangle. Visually it seemed that all the heavenly bodies are really close, but it is not so: the moon from the Earth are separated by a distance of about 400 thousand kilometers; for Venus and Jupiter these indicators is 90 million and 890 million km respectively.
And from 30 June to 2 July, Venus and Jupiter will look like one big star. The next time this event will occur in August 2016.
Meanwhile, to see an unusual astronomical phenomenon and a day. Venus — the third brightest object in sky after Sun and moon, and it often visible in the daytime. In combination with Jupiter, June 30, "day" Venus will be much brighter than usual. published
P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©
Source: vk.com/discovery__world
To see Venus and Jupiter even without a telescope in the Western part of the night sky; these days they are so close to each other that they can be hidden from view by several fingers. 20 Jun to planets "joined" the Moon that formed in the sky a kind of triangle. Visually it seemed that all the heavenly bodies are really close, but it is not so: the moon from the Earth are separated by a distance of about 400 thousand kilometers; for Venus and Jupiter these indicators is 90 million and 890 million km respectively.
And from 30 June to 2 July, Venus and Jupiter will look like one big star. The next time this event will occur in August 2016.
Meanwhile, to see an unusual astronomical phenomenon and a day. Venus — the third brightest object in sky after Sun and moon, and it often visible in the daytime. In combination with Jupiter, June 30, "day" Venus will be much brighter than usual. published
P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©
Source: vk.com/discovery__world
