August Star Forecast: Waiting for the Yingxian Meteor Shower to fall on the earth on the earth

Entering August, we will usher in the autumn dizziness, but August will still be very hot. Although the weather is hot, the sky is fine, which is beneficial to astronomical observations.

On August 4th, the Qixi Festival is also known as the Qiqiao Festival, Daughter Day, Qiqiao Festival, Niu Bulls and Son, and so on. This is the day of the annual "Galaxy Bridge Club" of cattle and weaver women in folklore. The Tanabata Festival has a long history, which can be traced back to ancient times. It is derived from the worship culture of Xingsu.

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Sitting at the night of the Qixi Festival to watch the glory weaver actress is a traditional custom of the people. On the night of the Qixi Festival, after dark, the weaver actress with a brightness of 0 is located in the east of the top, and in the southeast direction is a cowherd star with a brightness of 1. The middle of the two stars is separated by a white galaxy across the north and south. The cowherd is in Hedong and the weaver girl in Hexi. There are four darkest stars below the weaver actress, forming a small parallel quadruple, and they are the weaved -woven shuttle. The colors of the cowherd star are slightly yellow. There is a little star on both sides of it, which represents a pair of children picked by the Cowherd.

Every August, the Yingxian Meteor Shower, one of the three major meteor shower in the northern hemisphere, will come to the earth like about. 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. And it is more ornamental because of its flames and bright stars. However, August 12 coincides with the full moon, even if it is affected by the moonlight, you can also enjoy a lot of brighter meteors. Do not give up. "

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The full moon on August 12 is also worth mentioning. Last month, we ushered in the largest full moon this year. In fact, "Super Moon" can appear several times a year. At 9:36 on August 12, Beijing time, the month will reach the full moon. Because it only occurs at the nearby place (1:09 on August 11th) at this time, 32 hours after the moon, the monthly distance is about 366,000 kilometers. The diameter of the face is about 32.5 angles. Although the diameter of the full moon in the previous two months is slightly smaller, it is also considered "Super Moon".

Saturn is one of the most beautiful planets in the night sky. In the viewing field of the telescope, its appearance looks like a straw hat, known as the "ring king". On August 15, Saturn ushered in "rushing the sun". "Chong Ri" is the best time to observe Saturn throughout the year. When the day of the day, Saturn is located in the Capricorn Sky. Observation is not affected by moonlight, and it is easy to identify in the night sky. In the large -scale viewing field, the beautiful Saturn ring is the most unique and easiest feature.

On the evening of August 19, Mars and Xingxing Group will appear in the night sky. On August 28, Mercury will usher in the fifth distance this year, which is a long -distance Mercury east.

Yangtze Evening News/Zi Niu Journalist Yu Dandan

Edit: Qin Xiaoyi

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