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Jupiter to dazzle as it reaches opposition this weekend On Saturday, Dec. 7, Jupiter will reach opposition, the point in its orbit when it appears in the exact opposite part of the sky than the sun.
Jupiter only reaches opposition once a year. Jupiter Will Look Bigger and Brighter Than Usual This Weekend—Here's How to Catch the Dazzling Display Skip to main content
In 2020, the Jupiter and Saturn conjunction was also dubbed the "Christmas Star" when the planets appeared just a tenth of a degree apart, looking like a single bright object. According to NASA ...
The weeks over which the festival is observed cycle at each site approximately once every 12 years [note 1] based on the Hindu luni-solar calendar and the relative astrological positions of Jupiter, the sun and the moon. The difference between Prayag and Haridwar festivals is about 6 years, and both feature a Maha (major) and Ardha (half) Kumbh ...
Hubble image of the scar taken on 23 July 2009 during the 2009 Jupiter impact event, showing a blemish of about 8,000 kilometres long. [1] In recorded history, the planet Jupiter has experienced impact events and has been probed and photographed by several spacecraft.
In modern times, numerous impact events on Jupiter have been observed, the most significant of which was the collision of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 in 1994. Jupiter is the most massive planet in the Solar System and thus has a vast sphere of gravitational influence, the region of space where an asteroid capture can take place under favorable ...
The Perseids meteor shower is often the best of the year, with bright fireballs and colorful tails. A planetary conjunction of Jupiter and Mars will also be visible to the naked eye this weekend ...
The Ludi Romani ("Roman Games"; see ludi) was a religious festival in ancient Rome held annually, starting in 366 BC, from September 12 to September 14. In the 1st century BC, an extra day was added in honor of the deified Julius Caesar on 4 September and extended to September 19. The festival first introduced drama to Rome based on Greek drama.