Published 18:47 IST, May 12th 2020
May 16, 2020 will align Moon and Venus as a smiley face and netizens can't keep calm
May 16 2020, will reportedly bring about a rare astronomical occurrence where the moon, Venus and Jupiter will align together and form a smiley face.
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month of May has been a treat for people who are enthusiastic about witnessing astromical events. Just this month, Comet Atlas and Swana along with asteroid Eta Aquariid lit up sky with some picturesque hues and brightness. w, it is revealed that on May 16, 2020, ar astromical occurrence will baffle world.
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Moon, Jupiter and Venus smiley face
A rare astromical event named conjunction will reportedly take place on May 16, 2020. Moon, Jupiter and Venus will be aligned toger to form a smiley face in sky. last time conjunction occurred was almost 12 years back in 2008. It also reportedly happened in Philippines back in 2007 when skies lit up at night.
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'This conjunction between moon, Jupiter and Venus is a result of moon's orbit around Earth and planet Earth's orbit around sun which makes it look like an alignment from third person perspective even though celestial bodies are millions of kilometres away from one ar.
Though interestingly, based on place people are witnessing phemena from, y will eir witness a s face or a smiley face. People living in rrn hemisphere will experience this astromical occurrence as a smiley face, whereas people in sourn hemisphere will view it upside down, making it look like a s face.
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Im courtesy - Luke Stackpoole on Unsplash
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moon, Venus and Jupiter are some of brightest celestial bodies kwn so y're emitting light will make it easier to spot from naked eye. As per reports, this phemen will be visible in sky only during evening time, that too for a very limited amount of time after sunset. smiley face moon conjunction will be taking place in rth America on May 16, 2020.
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18:46 IST, May 12th 2020