Tonight, astronomers will be able to watch Jupiter and the moon. How does Jupiter and the moon formed? When is the best time to watch Jupiter and the moon? What are the precautions for watching Jupiter and the moon? Let's have a look with Xiaobian.
The best viewing time, place and notice of Jupiter's lunar conjunction
Astronomical experts said that the beautiful "Jupiter and moon" celestial phenomena favored by the star fans will appear in the sky on the 3rd. At that time, if the weather is fine and the interested public looks up at the sky, they will be able to enjoy a wonderful astronomical play of 'big man' lifting 'moon girl' in the solar system.
The planets and the moon just move to the same longitude, and the distance between them is the closest. This is called the combination of planets and the moon.
Zhao Zhiheng, an astronomy education expert and director of Tianjin astronomical society, pointed out that the "Jupiter moon" took place at 22:00 on April 3, 2018. The next convex moon on February 18 of the lunar calendar will rise with Jupiter, with the moon on the top and Jupiter on the bottom. Against the blue sky, they are like a couple in love.
With the passage of time, the two will rise higher and higher, rising to the southern sky at about 3 a.m. the next day. Interested members of the public can choose between 22:00 and 23:00 to enjoy and take photos.
Astronomers also caution that the public can use telescopes with a magnification of more than 40 times.
Brief introduction of Jupiter's joint moon
Jupiter's conjunction with the moon refers to the closest celestial phenomena between Jupiter and the moon, which move at the same longitude. Jupiter's conjunction with the moon is one of the planets' conjunction with the moon. The phenomenon of planets' conjunction with the moon will occur dozens of times in a year, because Jupiter's volume is relatively large. Besides' Venus' conjunction with the moon ', Jupiter's conjunction with the moon' is one of the best viewing effects.
Since the moon revolves around the earth in a period of about 27 days, it will be very close to several major planets in a rotation period. If a star and the moon happen to have the same yellow longitude at a certain time, it is said that the star and the moon coincide.
Of course, the apparent diameter of the moon is about half a degree. Sometimes it even blocks the planets or stars farther away, forming the occultation of the moon. It is rare for the moon to cover the bright stars with good observation conditions, but the bright stars often appear together with the moon.