德国上空的木星与金星近合

2023年3月15日

Jupiter and Venus Converge over Germany
Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Luy (Trier Observatory)

Explanation: This was a sky to show the kids. Early this month the two brightest planets in the night sky, Jupiter and Venus, appeared to converge. At their closest, the two planets were separated by only about the angular width of the full moon. The spectacle occurred just after sunset and was seen and photographed all across planet Earth. The displayed image was taken near to the time of closest approach from Wiltingen, Germany, and features the astrophotographer, spouse, and their two children. Of course, Venus remains much closer to both the Sun and the Earth than Jupiter — the apparent closeness between the planets in the sky of Earth was only angular. Jupiter and Venus have passed and now appear increasingly far apart. Similar planetary convergence opportunities will eventually arise. In a few months, for example, Mars and Venus will appear to congregate just as the Sun sets.

Jupiter & Venus Conjunction Gallery: Notable Submissions to APOD

Tomorrow’s picture: open space

德国上空的木星与金星近合
图像提供与版权: Michael Luy（Trier Observatory）

说明: 这曾是该指给孩子们看的天空。在本月初，夜空中最明亮的2颗行星（木星与金星）看似聚在一起。在最接近的时候，这两颗行星的角间距大约和满月的张角相当。这个发生在甫日落后的奇观，地球各地皆可见及拍摄。上面这幅摄于德国威尔廷根村的图像，记录了它们最接近时的景观，此外，天文摄影者、其配偶、及2个孩子也一同入镜。想当然耳，金星仍然远比木星更靠近太阳和地球，而地球天空中的行星近合只是角度上的表象。木星与金星已擦身而过，现在看似分隔得愈来愈远。不过，类似的行星近合景观会再发生，例如，在数个月之后的日落时，火星和金星会发生近合。

木星与金星近合画廊: 提交给APOD的值得注意的照片

明日的图片: open space