Heavenly Smile: Moon, Venus and Saturn form “face” in the night sky

In the early hours of this Friday (25), Moon, Venus and Saturn form one of the most beautiful celestial conjunctions of the year, with the shape of a face smiling in the sky .

The best time to observe the meeting between the stars will be Before dawn, after 4am morning when the three celestial bodies should be born on the horizon east .

Venus and Saturn will be side by side, as if they were the eyes, and the waning moon will appear lying like a smile.

Celestial conjunctions occur when two or more celestial bodies appear very close in the sky – an optical illusion, as they follow separated by thousands of kilometers into space.

Generally, they are observable to the naked eye, depending on the weather conditions of the night, and usually yield beautiful astronomical photos.

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This content was originally published in Heavenly Smile: Moon, Venus and Saturn form “face” in the night sky on CNN Brazil.

Source: CNN Brasil

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