[Commentary] On June 8, the reporter learned from the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences that Jupiter and Saturn will follow the "joint" month and show a "double star companion moon" twinkling in the morning from June 9 to sunrise.
【Explanation】According to Hu Fanghao, an engineer from the Science Department of the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, "Double Star with Moon" is a common astronomical phenomenon, and in 2020, Jupiter and Saturn will have a "beautiful date" with the moon every month.
[Same period] Hu Fanghao, Engineer, Science Department, Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
This year Jupiter and Saturn will always be very close, and at 19 am on June 9, the moon and Jupiter will appear again in the "double star companion moon" this month. We can use the moon to locate Jupiter and Saturn.
[Commentary] Hu Fanghao told reporters that as early as June 9th and before sunrise, when the weather is fine, astronomy enthusiasts can enjoy the astronomical beauty of this scene of "double stars with the moon" with the naked eye.
[Same period] Hu Fanghao, Engineer, Science Department, Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
If you are interested in this "double star with moon" astronomical phenomenon, you can go from 11pm on June 8th to 4am on June 9th, we can all enjoy the three figures gathered together to see them "Party", if you look a little wider, you can see Mars still staring at them in the distance.
[Explanation] Jupiter is on the upper right of the moon, and Saturn is on the upper left of the moon. The three form a "triangle". Among them, Jupiter will be brighter and Saturn will be slightly darker. For the general public, this is a good opportunity to know Jupiter and Saturn.
Reporter Ge Yong from Nanjing, Jiangsu
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]