{"id":21201,"date":"2020-07-13T12:13:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T02:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imajnearth.com\/?post_type=glossary&p=21201"},"modified":"2022-09-02T01:22:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T01:22:26","slug":"conjunction","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/telescopenights.com\/glossary\/conjunction\/","title":{"rendered":"conjunction"},"content":{"rendered":"

conjunction<\/div>

<strong>Conjunction<\/strong> (def): The occasion when two celestial bodies align on the celestial sphere; this(...)<\/div>\" href=\"https:\/\/telescopenights.com\/glossary\/conjunction\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Conjunction<\/a><\/strong> (def): The occasion when two celestial bodies align on the celestial sphere<\/div>
<strong>Celestial sphere<\/strong> (def): The sphere around the Earth that is imagined for the purpose of(...)<\/div>\" href=\"https:\/\/telescopenights.com\/glossary\/celestial-sphere\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">celestial sphere<\/a>; this is their least angular separation based on the view from Earth<\/div>
Where we live. The third planet from the Sun in the Solar System, the Earth rotates once per(...)<\/div>\" href=\"https:\/\/telescopenights.com\/glossary\/earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Earth<\/a>. Examples are when two planets appear together in the night sky as one passes by the other in their orbit around the Sun<\/div>
The star at the center of our Solar System is the Sun. The surface temperature of the Sun is(...)<\/div>\" href=\"https:\/\/telescopenights.com\/glossary\/sun\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Sun<\/a>, or when the moon<\/div>
<strong>Moon<\/strong> (def): A natural satellite orbiting a planet or other celestial body. Earth has one moon,(...)<\/div>\" href=\"https:\/\/telescopenights.com\/glossary\/moon\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Moon<\/a> passes by one or more planets and these appear together in the sky.<\/p>\n

Other conjunctions involve the Sun. These are called inferior and superior conjunctions. An inferior conjunction is when an inner planet<\/div>

A planet is a large celestial body that orbits a star. In our solar system, there are eight(...)<\/div>\" href=\"https:\/\/telescopenights.com\/glossary\/planet\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>planet<\/a> and Sun align from the perspective of Earth, with the inner planet between the Sun and the Earth. Compare this to a superior conjunction when an inner or outer planet and Sun align with the planet this time positioned behind the Sun (see diagram).<\/p>\n

\"Sun-conjunctions\"<\/p>\n

For also: Interesting Conjunctions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Conjunction (def): The occasion when two celestial bodies align on the celestial sphere; this is their least angular separation based on the view from Earth. Examples are when two planets appear together in the night sky as one … <\/p>\n

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