The third largest full moon in the year is coming!Most of Chongqing are suitable for viewing

The third largest full moon in the year will appear in Tianyu

Today is July 15th of the lunar calendar. Astronomical popular science experts said that on this day, the third largest full moon in the year will appear in Tianyu.

When the moon and the sun are on both sides of the earth, and the yellow meridian of the moon and the sun is 180 degrees, the moon seen on the earth is the most round, which is called "full moon", also known as "Wang". The fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteen, and even seventeen of the lunar calendar are all possible periods of the full moon.

Member of the Chinese Astronomical Society and a director of the Tianjin Astronomical Society Xiu Lipeng introduced that in the Gregorian calendar, there are usually 12 or 13 full moon. 2022 is the Gregorian calendar, 365 days long, and 12 full moon appears. If you give this 12 full moon row, the third monthly row on August 12. The largest and second -largest full -moon in the year has appeared on July 14 and June 14, respectively.

"During the full moon, the moon is about 36.14.12 million kilometers away from the earth, and the diameter of the moon is 33.05 cents. On the 14th of the month (at the full moon, the moon was about 35.7418 million kilometers from the earth, and the lunar vision was 33.42 angles) slightly smaller, but the moon surface of the full moon also felt a lot visually. "Xiu Lipeng said.

As a traditional festival, the 15th Middle School in the lunar calendar, the customs of my country's people have the custom of lantern and sacrifice. At this time, many people will sacrifice their loved ones in various ways and pin up infinite sorrow.

"From ancient times to the present, the moon has pinned people's good wishes. This year's mid -day night, if the weather is fine, people who have a heart may wish to raise their heads and look at the round moon, miss the death of their loved ones, and talk to the thoughts." Xiu Lipeng said.

How to appreciate the third largest full moon in this round of the year? "The time of" Wang "occurred on the morning of August 12, and we couldn't see it, but we could wait until the evening of August 12 to watch and shoot. At this time Appreciation is also very suitable for taking photos with the scenery. "Xiu Lipeng said.

On June 14, 2022, in Istanbul, Turkey, an aircraft flew over the second largest full moon in the year. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shada)

There is also Yingxian Meteor Shower tonight

Astronomical forecast shows that in the early morning of August 13, the Yingxian meteor rain every year will reach the peak of the number of meteors. On the evening of the 12th, this meteor rain phenomenon can be observed.

The reporter learned from the Beijing Astronomy Museum that the most worthy of our viewing of the heavenly phenomenon in August -the Yingxian Meteor Shower will reach great in the early morning of the 13th, which is the time when the number of meteors is the largest. It is expected that the number of meteors per hour can reach up to 100 per hour.

The active period of Meteor Shower in Yingxian lasted from mid -July each year to early September. The Yingxian Meteor Shower and the Elementary Meteor Shower in January each year and the Gemini Meteor Shower in December are called the three major meteor shower in the northern hemisphere. The number of meteors per hour during the outbreak can basically reach 100 or more.

This time the Yingxian meteor shower appeared very much in the early morning of the 13th. In order to facilitate observation, people could start looking up at the night sky from the evening of the 12th. Until the 13th day, it was a good time for observation. It is understood that this meteor rain happened to catch up with the full moon, and the moonlight will have adverse effects on the observation. However, the closer to the 13th day, the influence of the moonlight will gradually weaken, and the observation will also enter the best time.

The weather in most parts of Chongqing is sunny and suitable for viewing

Tonight, the third largest full moon and Yingxian meteor shower at the same time was staged at the same time. Can Chongqing observe it?

Luo Juan, chief forecast at Chongqing Meteorological Observatory, said that from the night of August 12 to the early morning of August 13, the weather in most areas of Chongqing is fine and suitable for observation of natural phenomena. Citizens will be expected to watch the third largest full moon and Yingxian meteor shower in the year.

The two major elephants can be appreciated with naked eyes, but when watching the meteor rain, it is best to choose the observation location in the place where the city lights are open and the field of vision is wide. At that time

Source: Xinhua News Agency, Chongqing Weather

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