Look .. The “Great Coupling” between Jupiter and Saturn – Thought and Art – Last Page

On Monday evening, the world witnessed the convergence of the two largest planets in the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, in a phenomenon that astronomers call a “grand coupling” that will not repeat itself at this size until 2080.

At 6:22 p.m. GMT, the two giant gas planets appeared in the same field of view for the observational instruments, making them appear to be near the point of fusion with what is actually 730 million kilometers which separates them.

The best conditions for observing the astronomical event were found in the regions near the equator, while it was necessary in Western Europe and large parts of Africa to correct the view in a southerly direction. west, according to “Euronews”.

In India, hundreds of astronomy enthusiasts gathered at the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum in Calcutta, where they could appreciate the conjunction with a telescope.

The apparent convergence between the two planets began months ago, and it reached the closest distance on the day of the winter solstice (in a coincidence of time), giving the impression that the two planets are one only celestial body.

Florent Delphi of the Paris Observatory (BSL) told AFP that the “great conjunction” is “the time it takes for the two planets to reach comparative positions similar to Earth”.

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, revolves around the Sun in 12 years, while Saturn’s cycle lasts 29 years.

About every twenty years, the two planets seem to converge when observing the sky from Earth.

The last great conjunction dates back to the year 2000, but the difference between the two planets was not so insignificant as the two worlds have seen since 1623.

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The world will not witness an event similar to this degree of convergence between the two planets until March 15, 2080.

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