China News Service, Nanjing, October 7th (Reporter Yang Yanci) According to the news from the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on the 7th: As the "October" Golden Week is coming to an end, the "Moon Girl" in Tianyu started the autumn "visiting friends" Journey: Jupiter, Uranus, Pollux, Regulus and other large and small celestial bodies usher in an "intimate moment" with "Moon Girl" in turn, bringing the stars and moon dance in the night sky of the northern hemisphere.
On October 8, Neptune conjunct is the first to be staged.
The next day, "Moon Girl" non-stop "reunion" with Jupiter.
At 2:12 on the 9th, Beijing time, Jupiter conjunct the moon staged.
The interested public can watch it on the evening of the 8th.
At that time, Jupiter will glow golden to the left of the gibbous moon.
With the wind sneaking into the night, Jupiter and the moon will get closer.
After a short rest, the moon set off to "rush" to the celestial appointment with Uranus.
On the 12th, Uranus conjunct the moon will appear in the sky.
In northwestern North America, the lunar occultation of Uranus can also be seen.
On October 15th, Mars and Taurus will come to the "side" of the moon together to form a big triangle of the sky.
As a bright star in the constellation Taurus, it is 150 light-years away from Earth and is rarely observed today.
During the conjunction of the moon, astronomy enthusiasts have the opportunity to capture the rare "meeting" of these three celestial bodies before sunrise.
On October 18, the smallest last quarter moon of 2022 will be in the Gemini constellation.
During the period from early morning to dawn that day, the "Gemini" stars in the head of the Gemini constellation, Pollux, Pollux, and the last quarter moon almost lined up in a line, shining together in the sky.
The bright Leo Regulus also became the "guest" of the moon.
On the 20th, the fourteenth Xuanyuan moon landed in the sky.
Looking east before sunrise, a bright yellow waning moon is constantly approaching the shining scythe of Leo, which is worth watching.
"Moon Girl" came to the vicinity of Mercury for the last stop.
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and the least visible.
At 23:44 on October 24, Mercury will appear in conjunction with the moon.
Daytime lunar occultation of Mercury will also occur in North America and northern South America.
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