Sentence examples for conjunction with the sun from inspiring English sources
Well, the dog star is actually Sirius which is the brightest star in the night sky and it does rise and set with the Sun at some times during the year - when it does this it is said to be in conjunction with the Sun.
Saturn, in conjunction with the sun on August 5, cannot be seen.
The kings' pyramids should therefore be seen in conjunction with the sun temples, some of which received lavish endowments and were served by many high-ranking officials.
The Moon is in conjunction with the Sun at the phase of New Moon, when it moves between the Earth and Sun and the side turned toward the Earth is dark.
He visited Soham in 2002, following the disappearance of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, to defend the tabloid's decision to offer a reward of £150,000 in conjunction with the Sun newspaper for information that could lead to their safe return.
In Egypt, and in ancient Rome, Sirius was in conjunction with the Sun in the summer (ie. it was up in the sky at the same time as the Sun) and ancient Egyptians and Romans argued that it was responsible for the summer heat by adding its heat to the heat from the Sun.
However, when viewed in conjunction with the landscape, the sun itself can be a distinctive landmark, albeit one whose relative position varies with the time of day (Fig. 2a; Bingman & Ioalè, 1989).
This weekend [1-2 October], we start to move into conjunction [where the sun blocks the signal from the spacecraft].
The Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) for clinical data was used in conjunction with the results of the first international workshop on the International Criteria for the Diagnosis of Ocular Sarcoidosis (IWOS) to score the location and activity of the uveitis [ 4, 29].
7th 12h New moon 8th 12h Moon 5° S of Mercury 9th 22h Uranus in conjunction with Sun 10th 23h Moon 0.4° N of Aldebaran 14th 05h First quarter 17th 02h Moon 2.5° S of Regulus; 03h Mars stationary 18th 06h Moon 2.2° S of Jupiter; 15h Mercury furthest E of Sun (20°) 22nd 06h Full moon 25th 05h Moon 5° N of Mars; 20h Moon 3° N of Saturn 30th 04h Last quarter * Times are BST.
