China News Agency, Nanjing, May 12 (Yang Yanci) According to the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on the 12th, at the dawn (13th), a round of the moon will usher in the mutual companionship of Jupiter and Saturn "Moon" debut. In the morning light, staged a "little reunion."
Astronomers said that this month Tianyu will usher in two "double surprises" around the moon: Jupiter and Saturn conjunct the moon at dawn on the 13th; Venus and Mercury conjunct the moon on the evening of the 24th. The two moons are a bright star (Jupiter, Venus) and a dark star (Saturn, Mercury).
For the general public, this opportunity can be used to find the darker planets that are not usually recognizable, using the moon and bright stars as a reference in the dim starry sky.
Before dawn on May 13, the first small gathering in Tianyu this month first "explored the way". At 2:11 on the 13th, Beijing time, Saturn orbited to the position of the moon, the moon was about 2.7 degrees below Saturn, and Jupiter was about 5.3 degrees from the moon.
Visually, the public will see Jupiter, Saturn and the moon "meet" in a very small range in the sky, forming a "double star with moon" celestial phenomenon. Looking to the southeast, the beautiful astronomical phenomena of Jupiter and Saturn's "double stars with the moon" will be staged in the sky, and the three will be nestled together, as if whispering softly.
The "little reunion" around the moon girl is not over yet. On the evening of May 18th, the sky will usher in the second "double star companion moon", but the protagonist becomes the moon, Venus, Mercury. This is also the best opportunity to see the true face of the mysterious Mercury, which is very worth looking forward to. (Finish)