The spring sky promises many particularly beautiful sights. On March 14, Jupiter, the Moon, Aquarius, and even Uranus will line up in a nearly vertical line in the evening sky, MTI writes. sVabhaji Observatory Based on his statement.
As they write, after dark at 7:00 p.m., looking up at the western sky, there is the striking phenomenon of the moon's 25 percent swollen crescent, about 40 degrees high. Starting with the Moon, it will be easy to spot the other participants in the conjunction.
Below the moon, at a distance of about 11 degrees, the fifth planet in our solar system, the gas giant Jupiter, will be visible. If you have binoculars, it's worth taking a closer look at Jupiter, where its four most dramatic moons, known as the Galilean moons Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, will also be visible.
The third visible participant in the conjunction is the Pleiades, known as Fiastyús, in the constellation Taurus. From the city, a wide, mysterious spot appears where the stars disappear. 7-10 clearly distinguishable stars can be seen from the countryside sky. The peculiarity of the conjunction is that due to the vernal ecliptic, which is strongly inclined relative to the horizon, the celestial bodies extend in an almost vertical line towards the zenith.
The fourth participant in the conjunction, Uranus, cannot be seen with the naked eye from the middle sky, but is easy to find using a hand-held telescope. The planet lies slightly to the left of the line connecting the Moon to Jupiter, about halfway through.
In addition to all this, a special object can be seen in the sky on March 14, which is comet 12P/Pons-Brooks.
Comets are small celestial bodies composed largely of icy material that orbit the Sun in long, elliptical orbits. Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks can be observed on many spring nights, this time appearing in the center of the constellation Andromeda, above the star Delta Andromeda. Although it is not as bright as the naked eye, this small 5.5-6 magnitude celestial asteroid can actually be easily spotted using a hand-held telescope.
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