On April 10, Jupiter and the crescent moon will be observed for two days in a special conjunction, and Uranus and the public's comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will also be seen with the help of a hand-held telescope. Svábhegy Observatory informed MTI.
On April 10, Jupiter, still shining on early spring evenings and only 3.5 degrees to its right, will have a 5 percent phase crescent, for two days, clearly visible to the naked eye. At 8:20 p.m., the pair is still 15 degrees high in the lower western sky. The announcement stated that it would be easy to see celestial bodies with the naked eye if the western horizon was clear and free of features.
According to information, it is useful to wait until the sky is completely dark in order to see the faint planet Uranus and the comet, which cannot be seen with the naked eye. At about 8:50 p.m., both celestial bodies could be observed in the night sky, but by then the pair of Jupiter and the Moon had fallen to an altitude of 10 degrees, and the comet to only 7 degrees. To see them, you need a clear sky and a larger, hand-held telescope.
Jupiter, now at the end of its visibility, returns to the morning sky in May 2023, but as it approaches the sun, it slowly disappears in the evening twilight. This is also the last chance to view Uranus.
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will reach perihelion, the closest point of its orbit to the Sun, on April 21, but will no longer be visible. It will then approach Earth again after 71 years. Like Jupiter and Uranus, 12P/Pons-Brooks will be visible during the evening.
A crescent moon about two days long with 5 percent illumination will still be visible. the moon With its unlit side glowing, the ashy gray light will be clearly visible to the naked eye, the ad said.
Between April 11 and 13, interested parties can also observe the craters of the ever-waxing vernal crescent at the Svábhegy Star Observatory, the summary said.
