Moon, Saturn And Jupiter Will Be Visible Together On August 29. Here Are All The Details!
Moon, Saturn And Jupiter appear together in the night sky this weekend and will be visible on August 29 in a triangle.
Cloudy skies during monsoon make it difficult for stargazers to watch celestial events. However, the coming together of Moon, Jupiter and Saturn visible in the northern hemisphere is something to look out for.
Even though the occurrence of the Moon with Jupiter and Saturn is not uncommon, it is mesmerising.
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The three have been forming a triangle this weekend and if you missed watching them together on August 28, do not worry, you can behold this amazing sight on August 29 as well, that is if the clouds permit.
You also do not have to stay up late or wake up early to look at this spellbinding event. They will be visible together right after sunset in India.
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As the Moon waxes toward full - tonight and for the next couple of nights - watch for it to pass 2 bright worlds, Jupiter and Saturn. See how close together in the sky these 2 planets are? That's because they're headed for a great conjunction later this year. pic.twitter.com/ovBVdO1yhX
¡ª Granny Moon (@GrannyMooninVA) August 27, 2020
Sometime after sunset, in the dark, look towards the southeast. The moon will be pretty easy to spot given that it will be 90% illuminated. Moon will be closer to Saturn on August 29 in comparison to when it was closer to Jupiter on the day before. Since Saturn is almost ten times fainter than Jupiter it might be tough to spot unless you give you eyes time to adjust. The bright shining object, very apparently visible near the moon will be Jupiter.
The three could be seen forming a sort of a triangle.
Tonight's beautiful celestial parade from left to right: Saturn, Jupiter, Moon. pic.twitter.com/B1vL1uBi0Y
¡ª smartfilming (@smartfilming) August 27, 2020
The best part about this coming together of celestial objects is that they are easily visible to the naked eye even in the city skies.
The experience will obviously get enhanced if you use binoculars or a small telescope.
Saturn ?... Jupiter ............. Moon ?
¡ª Konstantinos Kalofonos???? (@kskalofonos) August 28, 2020
For any junior astronomers: no telescope needed. Show them a pic of the planets and go out tomorrow and look for this.
With small binoculars taped to a tripod you can see the moons of Jupiter! #astronomy #kidlit pic.twitter.com/JEcDGkknly
But you can still gaze at these celestial objects without external aid. So hope that you have a cloudless night.
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