Venus had a meeting with the Moon in the sky on the evening of January 3, 2025

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Looking up into the sky on the evening of Friday January 3, 2025we could see with the naked eye a luminous point near the Moon.

A conjunction

It was Venusalso called theShepherd's Starwho had an appointment with the Lune. This situation is called a conjunction, Venus and the Moon finding themselves in the same field of vision.

Venus, which is often referred to as the “Shepherd's Star”, is not a star but a planet.

Certainly, this bright point, visible in the morning or evening sky, can be confused with a star, but Venus is a sparkling point relatively close to us (around 42 million kilometers at the closest; the Sun is 150 million kilometers away). from us).

Another phenomenon in the sky this Saturday, January 4

Astronomy enthusiasts will not fail to observe the sky this Saturday, January 4 to follow another phenomenon which only occurs approximately every 15 years: the planet Saturn will disappear behind the Moon before reappearing. This phenomenon is called occultation. Let's hope that the sky will be clear so that we can observe this spectacle well.

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