"Planetary alignment"

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8 April 2024

People view the solar eclipse from the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on April 8, 2024.

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13 March 2024

The crescent moon and Jupiter are meeting up in the night sky in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on March 13, 2024.

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13 March 2024

The crescent moon and Jupiter are meeting up in the night sky in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on March 13, 2024.

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7 March 2024

Venus and Mars planets in conjunction before sunrise are seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on February 22nd, 2024. Venus, the brilliant "Morning Star", and Mars, the reddish warrior planet, appeared to be very close in the predawn sky. Though they were actually millions of miles apart, their alignment from Earth created an illusion of closeness.

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7 March 2024

Venus and Mars planets in conjunction before sunrise are seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on February 22nd, 2024. Venus, the brilliant "Morning Star", and Mars, the reddish warrior planet, appeared to be very close in the predawn sky. Though they were actually millions of miles apart, their alignment from Earth created an illusion of closeness.

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7 March 2024

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Image is a composition of 6 interval timer photos to show planets rising path) Venus and Mars planets in conjunction before sunrise are seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on February 22nd, 2024. Venus, the brilliant "Morning Star", and Mars, the reddish warrior planet, appeared to be very close in the predawn sky. Though they were actually millions of miles apart, their alignment from Earth created an illusion of closeness.

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7 March 2024

Venus and Mars planets in conjunction before sunrise are seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on February 22nd, 2024. Venus, the brilliant "Morning Star", and Mars, the reddish warrior planet, appeared to be very close in the predawn sky. Though they were actually millions of miles apart, their alignment from Earth created an illusion of closeness.

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7 March 2024

Venus and Mars planets in conjunction before sunrise are seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on February 22nd, 2024. Venus, the brilliant "Morning Star", and Mars, the reddish warrior planet, appeared to be very close in the predawn sky. Though they were actually millions of miles apart, their alignment from Earth created an illusion of closeness.

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7 March 2024

Venus and Mars planets in conjunction before sunrise are seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on February 22nd, 2024. Venus, the brilliant "Morning Star", and Mars, the reddish warrior planet, appeared to be very close in the predawn sky. Though they were actually millions of miles apart, their alignment from Earth created an illusion of closeness.

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22 January 2024

A conjunction between the moon and planet Jupiter is seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on January 18, 2024. Moon was at its first quarter phase, and Jupiter was in the constellation of Aries. The two objects were approximately 2 degrees apart in the sky. This conjunction was visible to the naked eye in most parts of the world. Jupiter satellites, well known as Jupiter Moons, are visible next to the planet.

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22 December 2023

A daylight photo shows the Moon and Jupiter planet in conjunction seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on December 22, 2023. On December 22, 2023, the Moon and Jupiter appear to be very close together in the night sky. The two objects will be about 2.6 degrees apart. The Moon is a waxing crescent, and Jupiter is the brightest object in the sky. The Moon is our nearest neighbor, and Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.

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9 November 2023

(EDITOR’S NOTE: this composite image is result of merge of 5 interval timer photos to show Venus appearing close to the moon during the lunar occultation) A Lunar occultation of Venus planet is seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on November 9th, 2023. Venus disappeared behind the moon for one hour during the morning. The astronomical show was visible through a telescope, a binocular or a photo camera telephoto lens.

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9 November 2023

(EDITOR’S NOTE: this black and white image is result of lucky imaging technique: best frames of a video captured through a telescope and an astronomic camera are automatically selected and combined by dedicated softwares) A Lunar occultation of Venus planet is seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on November 9th, 2023. Venus disappeared behind the moon for one hour during the morning. The astronomical show was visible through a telescope, a binocular or a photo camera telephoto lens.

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9 November 2023

A Lunar occultation of Venus planet behind clouds is seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on November 9th, 2023. Venus disappeared behind the moon for one hour during the morning and the astronomical show was visible through a telescope, a binocular or a photo camera telephoto lens.

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9 November 2023

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Image is the best frame of a video captured through a telescope and an astronomic camera) A Lunar occultation of Venus planet is seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on November 9th, 2023. Venus disappeared behind the moon for one hour during the morning. The astronomical show was visible through a telescope, a binocular or a photo camera telephoto lens.

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3 October 2023

Conjunction between Moon and Jupiter planet is seen from L'Aquila, Italy, on October 1st, 2023. Jupiter and the Moon appeared to be very close together in the night sky. Conjunction was visible to the naked eye from most parts of the world. The two objects was separated by just 3 degrees, which is a small distance in the vastness of space. Photo shows clearly Jupiter satellites, wellknown as Jupiter "Moons"

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