Superior planets can experience a conjunction with the Sun, when the elongation goes to zero. Such a conjunction is pretty much an astronomical "non-event", since the planet is completely lost in the ...

Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly On Oct. 5 ... By Oct. 31, Iapetus is 11th magnitude, approaching superior conjunction close to Saturn. Enceladus is 12th magnitude and Mimas is 13th magnitude ...

That’s because the tiny planet is approaching superior conjunction, when it sits on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth and our two planets are far apart. Mercury is now nearly 1.2 ...

A superior conjunction occurs when Venus is the farthest ... according to StarWalk, an astronomy website. For the celestial event to be viewed on Earth, Venus must be slightly above the sun ...

In just a few weeks, Venus will vanish into the Sun’s glare, followed by Saturn, which will reach superior conjunction on ... So, whether you’re an astronomy enthusiast or simply someone ...

When two celestial bodies appear to pass or meet, this is called a conjunction. A superior conjunction is when the planet meeting up with the sun happens to be on the opposite side of the sun from ...

Venus will reach superior conjunction (appearing to go behind ... author of A Stargazing Program For Beginners and lectures on astronomy and the natural world. Jamie regularly writes for Space.com ...

The event—known as a conjunction—will grace skies over the U.S. on Saturday evening, weather permitting. From the perspective of a viewer in the U.S., the pair will appear separated by just 2. ...