Question

Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A) Position of the sun, Earth and Moon in a straight line of 180oangle is known as syzygy. B) Syzygy conjunction causes solar eclipse. C) Syzygy opposition causes lunar eclipse. D) Syzygy conjunction occurs at the time of perihelion only.

Answer 1

Syzygy is a straight-line configuration of three or more celestial bodies (the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet) in a gravitational system.

All eclipses are Syzygy.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes between our planet and the sun. Syzygy conjunction causes a solar eclipse.

A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, blocking the sunlight falling on the Moon. Syzygy opposition causes a lunar eclipse.

The perihelion is the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid or comet that is nearest to the sun. It is the opposite of aphelion, which is the point farthest from the sun