| 单词 | superior conjunction |
| 例句 | It passes behind the sun on the far side of its orbit—reaching superior conjunction—and then continues on until it’s as far east as it gets: the point of greatest eastern elongation. Why Venus Is So Bright Right Now 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The effervescent Venus reached superior conjunction Aug. 14 and will emerge from the sun’s glare later in September, low in the evening’s western sky. Skywatch: What’s happening in the heavens in September - The Washington Post 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z By convention, it refers to the projected semi-major axis that corresponds to superior conjunction. A ring system detected around the Centaur (10199) Chariklo 2014-04-04T18:25:37.267Z For their story, Cahill and Marling borrow from the idea of superior conjunction, positing that the planet was previously hidden behind the sun. The Sundance Diaries: Focus on the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 2011-02-16T14:15:02.023Z At superior conjunction it ought, being then farthest away, to show the smallest disc; while at inferior conjunction, being the nearest, it should look much larger. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language Venus is a morning star when passing from inferior to superior conjunction, and during the other half of its synodical period it is an evening star. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' When an inferior planet is situated in the same longitude as the sun, and has that luminary between it and the earth, it is said to be in superior conjunction. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Venus passes her superior conjunction on the 7th, at 10 h. morning, thenceforward she sets after the sun, and becomes an evening star. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 276, October 6, 1827 Venus is thus Hesperus or Vesper, the evening star, when following the sun as she passes from beyond him in superior conjunction to inferior conjunction where she is nearest to the earth. Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky Planets nearer the sun than the earth are in inferior conjunction when they are between the earth and the sun; superior conjunction when they are beyond the sun. Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work At superior conjunction the whole enlightened disc of the planet is turned towards the Earth, but is invisible by being lost in the Sun’s rays. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' Travelling from this point to superior conjunction, the illumined portion of her disc gradually increases, until it becomes circular, like the full Moon. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' |
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