Mars joins Saturn. This time, the two were very close, almost close to each other. If the weather is clear and the atmosphere is highly transparent, interested citizens can choose to observe the southeast with naked eyes or binoculars at dawn on the' combined day' and two days before and after.
In late April, Jupiter moved further away from the sun and officially joined the big stage of the "Planet Show" at dawn. On the morning of April 18, Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn arranged in a straight line almost equidistant from each other from low to high, and staged a rare "four-star alignment". "If the weather is fine and the atmospheric transparency is high, the early-rising public will choose a venue that is open in the southeast, with a wide field of vision and no light pollution, and can enjoy this magical scene with the naked eye." Show Li Peng said.
Lyra meteor shower is very big. On April 23, the Lyra meteor shower will be extremely huge. "The maximum time is expected to appear at about 3 am on the 23rd, and the maximum hour ZHR (the number of meteors that can be seen every hour when the radiation point is directly above the head under ideal observation conditions) is 18, and the flow is not large. Friends who like meteor showers can pay attention to it as appropriate.
The Eye of the Silver Arch April 26th is a great opportunity to shoot the Eye of the Silver Arch. At about 3: 35 in the morning, the moon rises from the east, just below the already-rising "Yinhe Arch Bridge (the overall height of the newly-raised Galaxy is relatively low, which looks like a curved arch bridge)", and the composition is very good.
On April 27-28, Jin Mu's companion moon, the three brightest celestial bodies (usually)-Jupiter, Venus and the waning moon will "get together" and put on a beautiful "two-star companion moon", which is full of attractions.
As the closest planet to the sun, Mercury has been hovering around the sun, so it is difficult for people to see it at ordinary times. Only at a long distance can people expect to see mercury before dawn or after sunset, but such opportunities are only a few times a year, and each time is particularly short.
East distance of Mercury On April 29th, Mercury ushered in the east distance. During this period, it will appear in the form of a faint star at the low altitude in the west after sunset. "Mercury * * * has seven big distances this year, and the conditions for this big distance are the best. At sunset, the height of Mercury's horizon is about 19 degrees, with the highest brightness of 0.2. The observation time is friendly and convenient for people to observe. If the atmospheric transparency is good, people are expected to observe it directly with the naked eye.