Moon, Venus, and Jupiter Converge , Mesmerizing People Worldwide on February 22

Moon, Venus, and Jupiter Converge for a Magnificent Nighttime Show, Mesmerizing People Worldwide

Moon, Jupiter, and Venus in a union, taken from Ladakh on February 22.

The Moon, Venus, and Jupiter briefly came together for a coordinated cosmic dance on Wednesday night, putting on a breathtaking display for onlookers all across the world. Stargazers were in wonder as the three heavenly bodies appeared in a mesmerising triangular pattern.In the beginning of February, Venus and Jupiter had a huge 29-degree separation from one another, but over the past few weeks, they have been slowly moving in the same direction.

The difference between them was about 10 degrees as of February 20. And they will only be two degrees apart by the end of this month.The unusual conjunction occurrence on March 1st, when the two planets are only 0.52 degrees apart, will be the centrepiece of this astronomical event!

The magnitude prefix before the magnitude numbers indicates extraordinarily brilliant objects as seen from Earth. Of note, Jupiter will be visible at magnitude -2.1, while Venus will shine brightly at magnitude -4.0.Due to their alignment, celestial bodies that are actually millions of kilometres apart appear to share the same place in the night sky during such conjunctions.

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Those who enjoy watching the night sky will definitely enjoy this exceptional spectacle, which they may see with their own eyes. Some people were even able to capture this union on Wednesday night; scroll down to see some mesmerising images from India and other countries!