Xinhua News Agency, Tianjin, February 23 (Reporter Zhou Runjian) February 26th will usher in the Lantern Festival.
Astronomical experts introduced that that night, Xuanyuan Fourteen, known as the "Yellow Emperor Star", "coincidentally met" with the bright and bright Lantern Moon in Tianyu, staged a romantic "Xingyue Fairy Tale".
The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month is the first full moon night of the Chinese New Year. In addition to viewing lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, and eating dumplings, people can also watch the full moon.
Li Meicong, deputy director of the Tianjin Astronomical Society, said that on the night of the Lantern Festival, a shining round of moon hung up in the sky, which easily made people feel like "raising your head to look at the bright moon and looking down at your hometown."
"When people admire the moon, not far from the lower right of the moon, they will see a slightly brighter star with bluish-white light. This is Xuanyuan Fourteen. Under the bright moonlight, Xuanyuan Fourteen looks somewhat Dim, but a bright star with a full moon also adds a touch of light to the night of Lantern Festival." Li Meicong said.
Divided by Western constellations, Xuanyuan XIV belongs to Leo, known as Alpha Leo, also known as "Star of Kings", ranking 21st in the brightness ranking of stars throughout the sky; Xuanyuan XIV belongs to ancient Chinese constellations Xuanyuan constellation.
The Xuanyuan constellation consists of seventeen stars. Xuanyuan Fourteen is the brightest star, the main star, which is blue and white. Because Xuanyuan is the name of the Yellow Emperor, Xuanyuan Fourteen was also called the "Yellow Emperor Star" by the ancients.
Li Meicong reminded that although this year’s Lantern Festival is "the moon of 15 and 16 rounds", there is not much difference between the moons of the two days.
Among the full moons throughout the year, it is considered to be a relatively large full moon.
Friends who like astrophotography can take Xuanyuan Fourteen into the lens when shooting the full moon, so the photos taken will be very creative.