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  2. Astronomical transit - Wikipedia

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    KELT North observes "26-degree wide strip of sky that is overhead from North America during the year", while KELT South observes single target areas of the size 26 by 26 degrees. Both telescopes can detect and identify transit events as small as a 1% flux dip, which allows for detection of planetary systems similar to those in our planetary system.

  3. Great conjunction - Wikipedia

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    The most recent great conjunction occurred on 21 December 2020, and the next will occur on 4 November 2040. During the 2020 great conjunction, the two planets were separated in the sky by 6 arcminutes at their closest point, which was the closest distance between the two planets since 1623. [12]

  4. WASP-76b - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] [6] The discovery of WASP-76b took place on October 21, 2013; as of 2022, it is the only known planet in the WASP-76 system. The equilibrium temperature of WASP-76b is estimated to be around 2,190 K (1,920 °C; 3,480 °F), However, the measured daytime temperature is higher, reaching approximately 2,500 ± 200 K (2,227 ± 200 °C; 4,040 ...

  5. ‘Planetary parade’ will see six planets line up in the ...

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    A “planet parade” of six planets will soon appear to align in the sky near dawn, but only three will be visible to the naked eye. Here’s how to view the event.

  6. The Sky Above Us with James Albury - Wikipedia

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    The Sky Above Us with James Albury is a short American astronomy show hosted by James Albury, director of the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium at Santa Fe College. [1] Each episode is approximately five minutes in length; and, a new episode is released every two or three weeks.

  7. Five planets will line up in the skies above WA state. Here’s ...

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    On Tuesday, a large planetary alignment involving five planets will streak across our sky. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus will appear to be in a near-straight line, according to Star ...

  8. Conjunction (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    Planetoid Pallas passed Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, on October 9 to the south at a distance of 8.5 arcminutes (source: Astrolutz 2022, ISBN 978-3-7534-7124-2). As Sirius is far south of the ecliptic only few objects of the solar system can be seen from earth close to Sirius.

  9. Mars and Jupiter get chummy in the night sky. The planets won ...

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    Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade. In reality, our solar system’s biggest planet and its dimmer, reddish neighbor will be more than 350 ...