VENUS-JUPITER APPULSE
In a rare and much-awaited event, Venus and Jupiter will appear to practically touch each other in the early morning hours, before dawn, on May 1, 2022. The phenomenon can be viewed without a telescope. To observe it, look towards the southeast, about an hour before sunrise, for the best view of the breathtakingly close appulse. The Association of the Friends of Astronomy (Goa) has made arrangements to view the special event through telescopes at the following locations on May 1, 2022:
Public Astronomical Observatory, Junta House, Panjim
Fatorda Grounds, Margao
1930 Mall, Vasco
Government College Grounds, Sanquelim
Helipad, opp Bodgeshwar temple, Mapusa
Shree Mallikarjun Vidyalaya, Canacona
Vidya Prabodini High School, Porvorim
Harmal Panchakroshi High School, Harmal
NB Sports Club Morida, Cuncolim
TIMINGS: 4.30 am to 5.30 am
ENTRY FEE: Nil
CONTACT: 099232 57267