Venus photography

In May, Tianxiang Theater ushered in a blowout. Astronomical forecast shows that Venus and Jupiter are very close, the partial solar eclipse, the η meteor shower in Aquarius is particularly large, the total lunar eclipse, Mars and Neptune are particularly close, Jupiter and Mars accompany the moon, Venus hides during the day, Mars and Jupiter are particularly close, the τ meteor shower in Five Immortals is particularly large, and many other "astronomical films" will be released together.

At the dawn of May 1, Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets, will have a very close moment. Because these two planets are very bright, even in cities with serious light pollution, they can be easily captured by the naked eye.

This is a close-up (imposition) of Venus and Jupiter taken by Beijing astronomy enthusiasts living in the ocean. (data map, provided by myself)

"In addition to this scene in Jin Mu, there will be a partial solar eclipse in Tianyu that day, but it is invisible in China." Xiu Li Peng, director of Tianjin Astronomical Society and an expert in astronomical science, said that under normal circumstances, eclipses will appear in pairs. "There will be a total lunar eclipse on May 16, but it will happen during the day and you will miss China."

The η meteor shower in Aquarius with Halley's comet pedigree will reach its maximum on May 6 16, and the maximum ZHR (the number of meteors that can be seen per hour when the radiation point is directly above the head under ideal observation conditions) is about 50. "The radiant point of the meteor shower rises at 2 o'clock on the 6th, and there is no moonlight interference. Friends who like meteor showers will have an observation window of about 2 hours. " Show Li Peng said.

/kloc-In May of 0/8, Mars and Neptune were very close. "Interested public had better use binoculars if they want to appreciate it, because the faint Neptune is invisible to the naked eye. People who like celestial photography can also shoot these two planets in the same frame. " Show Li Peng said.

Cartoon production: Hu Yanzhu

In late May, the moon will run to the eastern low altitude at dawn and meet the planets in turn. On May 25th, the moon will accompany Mars and Jupiter to form a "crooked smile" pattern.

This is a photo taken by Cui Yongjiang, a fan of astrophotography, Yunnan Province, in Kunming on February 26th, 20th14th, which is very close to Venus and the moon. (Image provided by myself)

At noon on May 27th, the moon will eclipse Venus during the day, which is also a must-see phenomenon this year. At that time, astronomers in the southern region can see the moon "passing by" in front of Venus, completely blocking Venus, while astronomers in the northern region can only see Venus closing the moon. "The moon and Venus have phases, and they are' thin and golden' during the eclipse, which is in stark contrast." Show Li Peng said.

After the moon is accompanied by wood and fire, the moon gradually approaches the sun, while Jupiter and Mars "attract" each other and get closer and closer. On the morning of May 29th, the closest distance between the two planets was only 40 minutes, which was slightly larger than the apparent diameter of the full moon.

This is a close-up (imposition) of Jupiter and Mars shot by Guangdong astronomy enthusiast Zhou Zhiwei. (data map, provided by myself)

On May 3rd1,a major event was ushered in the τ meteor shower in Wuxian. "According to the simulation, the earth will pass through the dust cloud erupted by the mother comet 1995 of the meteor shower. There may be a rainstorm of nearly a thousand meteors per hour, but the simulation may be wrong, with only poor single digits. We can only wait and see whether the meteor shower will eventually bring huge surprises. " Show Li Peng said.

Planning: Liu Xinhui

Xinhua News Agency and Xinhua News Agency Tianjin Branch jointly produced.

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