In what astronomers define as one of the most anticipated and notable phenomena of this year 2023 just started, today, Wednesday February 22will take place conjunction of the Moon and JupiterR.
According to a report from the Galileo Galilei Planetarium of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires disseminated by the specialized site weatheredthe event will take place around the early hours of tonight, more precisely at 20.21 Argentine timemoment in which the New Moon will completely hide the planet Jupiter, which, for its part, will be very bright in the sky.
“The phenomenon is will extend until approximately 9:05 p.m. when Jupiter reappears on the opposite edge of the Moon. At the time of concealment, both stars are a single 11° above the western horizon; and during the comeback, barely a 2nd”, They explained to the specialists.
In this way, although on this occasion the concealment will not be instantaneous, but rather it will take just over a minutethis particular astronomical phenomenon starring the Moon and Jupiter will be easily visible both from Buenos Aires and in much of tnational territory and Antarctica, as long as the sky is clear.While, in the rest of the world, the lunar occultation will not be able to see and only can be seen as a simple conjunction.
Finally, from the Buenos Aires Planetarium they provided a series of recommendations for those who wish to witness this wonderful eclipse.
“To observe this phenomenon from end to end it will be necessary to have a unobstructed view (trees, signs, buildings, etc.), towards the western horizon. And, while everything can be observed a simple view, we suggest the use of binoculars and telescopes to see it betterand why, in this way, could see the occultation and reappearance of the satellites also of Jupiter”, concludes the statement.
