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The convergence of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, seen tonight, will be seen from Earth again in 60 years, in 2080, BTA reported.
“The convergence of the planets Jupiter and Saturn in Earth’s sky occurs once every almost twenty years and was last approached in May 2000. But such a close convergence, when the planets literally merge into one light and are separated by just a few minutes. “The next approach of this kind will be on March 15, 2080,” said the Moscow Planetarium. From there they specified that this astronomical phenomenon was observed from Earth 794 years ago.
Astronomers call the “merger” of the two planets a “stellar solstice” in relation to the day of the winter solstice on December 21. The phenomenon could be observed in clear weather today at 6:22 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time.
The Institute of Astronomy with the National Astronomical Observatory of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences clarified that the last almost as “close compounds” of the two planets were in 1623 and 1226. In fact, the “fusion” occurs only visibly in the sky of the earth, while the distance between the planets the giants are not few. As of December 21, they are located nearly 740 million kilometers from each other, the astronomers said.
The sun in Sofia set today at 4:56 p.m. and about 30 minutes later the light of both planets became visible. This phenomenon could be observed from all over the world, but Europe, including Bulgaria, was in the best area of observation, and for us this approach was the largest. The end of the “union” of Jupiter and Saturn for the Bulgarian observer came with the sunset of the two lights, at 7:17 pm for Sofia.
Astronomers note that computer simulations of the planet’s own movements from the solar system show that such an extremely visible approach of Jupiter and Saturn is associated with the year of the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem. It is very likely that the convergence of these two planets before 2020 is the sign that heralds hope for the good that happened then.
The hypothesis that the star of Bethlehem may be related to a rare celestial event like the convergence of Jupiter and Saturn, Jupiter and Venus or something else is old, but it has not been proven yet. It is possible that the divine sign has nothing to do with an actual astronomical phenomenon or other natural phenomenon.
“If you manage to photograph the event, send us your photos and we will publish the most successful ones,” the BAS astronomers called.
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