The third largest full moon in the year, watch the Yingxian meteor shower

Xinhua News Agency, Tianjin, July 30th (Reporter Zhou Runjian) The curtain of the "Tianxiang Theater" in August is about to start. The "heavy blockbuster" such as the Yingxian meteor shower.

On August 1st, Mars Heaven King Star, from the earth, the two are very close. "If the weather is fine then, the public that my country is interested can face the east low altitude from the early morning of the 1st to 3rd. With bright Mars as a reference, with the help of a small astronomical telescope or a twin telescope to find the King Star." Member of the Chinese Astronomical Society, Tianjin astronomy Xu Wen, deputy secretary -general of the Society.

On August 4th, it coincided with the Tanabata Festival. This is the day of the annual "Galaxy Bridge" in the folk legend. If the weather is fine, that night, the public interested in my country can try to find the cowherd star and the weaver actress who leaves the ages. Even the dazzling neon lights in the city cannot cover their light. To places with less light pollution.

A round of full moon will appear on August 12 (July 15th of the lunar calendar). This is the third largest full moon in this year. At that time, as long as the weather is fine, the public around my country can enjoy this round of Mirror Month.

Every August, the Yingxian meteor shower, one of the three major meteor shower in the northern hemisphere, will come to the earth as about warm summer. This year's Yingxian meteor shower is a lot of time on the early morning of August 13, and the over -hour sky traffic is expected to reach about 100.

"The disadvantage is that during the great period of the full moon, the bright moonlight will drown the darker meteor, which will cause this summer night meteor show to be reduced. However, even if the Yingxian meteor rain is affected by the moonlight, you can enjoy a lot of brighter more brighter than the moonlight. Meteor, do n’t give up the enthusiasts who like meteor shower. "Xu Wen said.

On August 15th, Saturn, who has the reputation of "Ring Ring", will perform in Japan. "Before and after the day, Saturn is the closest to the earth, and its brightness is the highest. It is the best time to observe it. At that time, as long as the weather is fine, the public that my country is interested in can see Saturn's style with the naked eye or small astronomical telescope." Xu Wen said.

On August 23, an asteroid, known as the "stove god", will also usher in the sun. "The stove star is also called No. 4 small planet. It is the brightest asteroid in the sky, with a brightness of 6. During this day, the brightness of the stove god can reach 5.8. It is observed. "Xu Wen said.

On August 28, the mysterious Mercury will usher in the fifth distance this year, and it is also a big distance. At that time, Mercury will appear in the low altitude south of the west in the evening. "During this time, the observation is difficult because Mercury's level is too low." Xu Wen said.

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