/data/photo/2020/07/28/5f1fbc0f8919f.jpg "The Phenomenon of the Ramadan Sky Throughout April 2022: Superior Conjunction of Mercury to Meteor Showers")
KOMPAS.com – There are many phenomenasky phenomenon interesting for you to watch in April 2022. sky phenomenon This will accompany you throughout the fast Ramadhan.
The phenomenon of the Ramadan sky that you can watch with your family at home, starting from conjunction superior Merkurius Conjunction Saturn-Mars, Meteor Rain Lyrid, Quartet Conjunction, Quintet Conjunction, Jupiter and Venus Conjunction, and Mercury’s Maximum Western Elongation.
Here are some the phenomenon of the Ramadan sky 2022 and its explanation.
1. Mercury’s Superior Conjunction
Researcher at the Center for Space Science and Space Research Organization for Space Flight (EIGHT), the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Andi Pangerang said that the first celestial phenomenon in April 2022 was Mercury’s superior conjunction.
Superior conjunctions are configurations that apply specifically to Mercury and Venus.
“This is the period when Mercury, the Sun and Earth are in a straight line or the visibility of Mercury is changing from dawn to dusk,” Andi told Kompas.com, Friday (1/3/2022).
sky phenomenon Mercury’s superior conjunction This happens when Mercury is behind the Sun in a position parallel to the Earth-Sun and Mercury, so that’s what is known as Mercury’s superior conjunction.
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The phenomenon of Mercury’s superior conjunction sky in April marks the change in Mercury’s appearance from dawn to dusk.
Andi explained that the phase of Mercury when in superior conjunction is the same as the full phase on the Moon as well as the opposition on outer planets such as Mars to Neptune.
Thus, the part of Mercury’s surface facing Earth is fully illuminated by the Sun.
2. Conjunction of Saturn and Mars
The conjunction of Saturn and Mars is the second phenomenon that will decorate the sky on April 5, 2022.
The conjunction celestial phenomenon is a celestial event, where the two planets, namely Saturn and Mars, will together occupy one ecliptic longitude.
The conjunction of Saturn and Mars is also an event as if the planets Saturn and Mars gathered in the same location when viewed from Earth.
The sky phenomenon of Ramadan 2022 In this case, the two planets will appear in a straight line. Moment conjunction phenomenon or the alignment that occurs between Saturn and Mars that night can be a good opportunity to find out where the planets Saturn and Mars are.
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3. Meteor Rain Lyrid
This year’s Ramadan sky phenomenon will also be enlivened with meteor Rain Lyrid which will also decorate the Indonesian sky in April 2022.
Andi explained, you can observe or witness meteor shower phenomenon This lyrid is on April 22-23 2022.
Lyrid meteor shower is an annual meteor shower whose radiance is in the constellation Hercules near Vega, the brightest star in the constellation Lyra.
According to EIGHT, Lyrid meteor shower comes from the dust residue of comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher.
4. Conjunction quartet
The phenomenon of quartet conjunction sky is an event of alignment between four celestial bodies. This time, on April 19-24, a quartet conjunction will occur between the planets Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn.
Basically, it is called a quartet conjunction because the four celestial bodies will appear in a straight line in the sky when viewed from Earth.
In general, the sky phenomenon of Ramadan 2022 This can be seen about 20 minutes after sunset to 75-210 minutes before sunrise.
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5. Conjunction Quintet
In contrast to quartet conjunctions, quintet conjunctions are parallels that occur between five celestial bodies.
The five celestial objects that will be parallel when viewed from the earth on April 25-28, 2022, namely Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Saturn and the Moon.
Similar to the conjunction of the quartet, this phenomenon will show the five celestial bodies that seem to be in a straight line in the sky from night to dawn.
The brightness level of each celestial body is different.
6. Mercury’s Maximum Western Elongation
Another Ramadan sky phenomenon that will decorate the Indonesian sky in April 2022 is Mercury’s maximum western elongation.
This Maximum Western Elongation of Mercury will occur on April 29, 2022.
Mercury’s Maximum Western Elongation is the configuration in which the angle formed between Earth, Sun and Mercury reaches its maximum value.
This Ramadan 2022 sky phenomenon will occur at 17.43 WIB, where Mercury’s position will be highest above the horizon. Meanwhile, at 18:54 WIB, Mercury will be in conjunction or parallel to the Pleiades (bintang Tsuraya).
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