Please set the alarm clock, Saturn is coming, it is the best time to watch Saturn throughout the year.

Saturn in 2022: Four interesting things to see

In the evening of August 2022, Saturn was in front of the weak Capricorn. During the hedging on August 14, Saturn rose to the east when sunset, and could be seen all night. But at that time a bright moon was also in the sky. If you wait until later this month, you will find that Saturn just rises after the sunset, in a darker sky. Then if your sky is really dark, you can use Saturn to guide you to find the faint "arrow" shape of Capricorn in the sky. Draw by John Jardine Goss

Saturn 2022's hedging arrives on August 14th

The Earth passes the sixth planet in the sun and the solar system once a year -Saturn. Our movement makes Saturn opposes the sun in the sky, and come to a place where astronauts are called. In 2022, Saturn's hedge will arrive on August 14.

Hedry marks the best time to observe foreign planets throughout the year. In the few weeks of its pairing position, Saturn is usually the closest to the earth and the brightest year. It is a beautiful and prominent golden "star" in our night sky. In addition, because it is across the sun, it is rising all night!

Saturn's hedge in 2022: No telescope does not require telescope

You need a telescope to see the halo of Saturn. But you can also use your eyes to watch the planet. During the hedging of Saturn in 2022, there are four interesting and simple observations here, you can observe with glasses.

In August 2022, Saturn and "teapots"

How do you find Saturn in the night sky? One hint is its brightness in 2022. It is brighter than most stars. In addition, it shines golden and stable light. It runs the same trajectory (the zodiac line or the green line on our picture) along the sun during the day. In 2022, if you see the dark sky, you will find a very obvious pattern in Saturn in the sky: the famous "teapot" star group in people and horses. Enjoy gaze ... and the fun of thinking! Draw by John Jardine Goss.

In August 2022, two stars revealed Saturn's movement

Because the earth passed between Saturn and the sun in August 2022, the earth was in a state of opposition every year, so Saturn moved westward in front of the "fixed star" instead of moving eastward. This movement west is called retrograde movement. This month, we can use the double telescope to track the two weak stars in Capricorn, Gamma and Delta. The picture comes from Jardine Goss/Earth Sky.

From August 11th to 12th, 2022, at night: The full moon near Saturn

The full moon in August 2022 -Super Moon -rose near the sunset on August 11. At the top of it is Saturn, reaching the opposition on August 14 after a few days. Instead, the earth is located between Saturn and the sun. Every time we have a full moon, the earth is between the moon and the sun (not exactly between the two, but very close). So the month when Saturn was opposed to the moon was not accidental. In addition, look at the cowherd star near the alert. The picture comes from Jardine Goss/Earth Sky.

In August 2022, using Saturn to see the "arrow" in Capricorn

In the evening of August 2022, Saturn was in front of the weak Capricorn. During its hedging on August 14, Saturn rose to the east at sunset and could be seen all night. But at that time a bright moon was also in the sky. If you wait until later this month, you will find that Saturn just rises after the sunset, in a darker sky. Then if your sky is really dark, you can use Saturn to guide you to find the faint "arrow" shape of Capricorn in the sky. Draw by John Jardine Goss

Dungeon: August -Saturn's 2022 hedging month -here are interesting and simple things you can observe only with your eyes. No telescope!

related information

Saturn, one of the eight major planets of the solar system, is second only to Jupiter in the sixth, and the volume is second only to Jupiter. And the same as the gase star as Jupiter. In ancient China, it was also called Zhenxing. Saturn was named after the color of Saturn observed by the Five Elements doctrines in ancient Chinese.

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