Celestial Alignment by MagikUnicorn

Bryce • Space • posted on Dec 29, 2013

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Celstial Alignment Syzygy In astronomy, a syzygy /ˈsɪzɨdʒi/ (from the Ancient Greek suzugos (σύζυγος) meaning, “yoked together”. Is a straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system. The word is often used in reference to the Sun, the Earth and either the Moon or a planet, where the latter is in conjunction or opposition. Solar and lunar eclipses occur at times of syzygy, as do transits and occultations. The term is often applied when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction (new moon) or opposition (full moon). The word syzygy is often loosely used to describe interesting configurations of planets in general. For example, one such case occurred on March 21, 1894 around 23:00 GMT, when Mercury transited the Sun as seen from Venus, and Mercury and Venus both simultaneously transited the Sun as seen from Saturn. It is also used to describe situations when all the planets are on the same side of the Sun although they are not necessarily in a straight line, such as on March 10, 1982. ________________________ Alignement Céleste Syzygie En astronomie, une syzygie (du grec συζυγία, réunion, puis du bas latin syzygia) est une situation où trois objets célestes ou plus sont en conjonction ou en opposition. Ce mot est généralement utilisé pour le Soleil, la Terre et la Lune ou une planète. Par exemple, les éclipses de lune ou de soleil sont des syzygies ; de même on parle de syzygie pour désigner les nouvelles et pleines lunes, lorsque le Soleil et la Lune sont respectivement en conjonction ou en opposition, bien qu'ils ne soient pas parfaitement alignés avec la Terre. Thanks - Merci MagikUnicorn