China News Service, Nanjing, February 4th (Xu Shanshan) According to news from the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on the 4th, in the cosmos of February, Saturn and Mars will "encounter" the moon in close quarters, and stage a romantic phenomenon of stars "moon by month".

　　The "planetary conjunct moon" is the moment when the planet and the moon move to the same longitude, and the two sides appear to be very close in the sky, which has a certain degree of viewing.

　　On February 10, Saturn wearing a "straw hat" will "date" "Moon Girl", and Xingyue will snuggle and "whisper", showing a moving scene of "Xingyue Fairy Tales".

　　According to Hu Fanghao, an engineer at the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, before sunrise, on the southeast horizon, the public can choose an unobstructed location to look for the shadows of Saturn and the moon, but there is only a short time to watch in between.

　　On February 19, Mars "held hands" and "Moon Girl" strolled leisurely in Tianyu, and the beautiful celestial phenomenon of "Mars and Moon" appeared in Tianyu.

　　During this period, Aldebaran and Betelgeuse will also join the "month by month" team.

It can be seen that the three "red stars" and the moon are arranged approximately in a straight line in the sky.

　　Hu Fanghao said that after sunset, Mars and the moon are already high in the sky.

Aldebaran in Taurus is a red giant star that guards the moon with Mars, which is also red.

Widen the field of vision, on the side of Aldebaran, you can find another red star, Betelgeuse.

　　Throughout February, as the astronomical drama "Stars Attract" competes for beauty, the "Romantic Drama" continues to be staged wonderfully.

At 13:00 on February 6, Venus conjunct Saturn.

Then, on February 14, Mercury will conjunct Jupiter, and you can choose to look for them in the southeast before sunrise.

　　On the 14th, near Mercury and Jupiter, there will also be Venus and Saturn.

"While watching Mercury and Jupiter, you can also look for Venus and Saturn. Since Mercury will conjunct Sun on February 8, there are still more than 20 days before the next major distance. It is very difficult to see Mercury on the 14th." Hu Fanghao Say.

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