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What is the term for the condition when 3 celestial bodies are arranged in a straight line?
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∙ 11y ago
Syzygy.
Edit: I like that answer. It looks like one those "joke" words people like write on
this site, but it's the correct answer. Actually I've only ever seen it used about the Earth, Sun, and one other body, especially the Moon.
"Spell check" doesn't like it.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoWhen you are talking about the sun, the earth and the moon, the 3 bodies in alignment is called an eclipse (solar eclipse if the moon is between the earth and the sun and a lunar eclipse if the earth is between the moon and the sun).
When you are talking about planets then the alignment of 3 bodies is known as a conjunction.
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