What is the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter?

Saturn is the farthest planet from the earth that can be seen by naked eyes. In the telescope, it looks like a straw hat with a wide and thin halo. Because Saturn just passed the sun some time ago, Saturn will appear in the eastern sky in the evening, reach the southern transit at midnight, and fall in the western sky before dawn. Saturn combined with the moon is not a very rare astronomical phenomenon.

Mid-month Jupiter

The phenomenon that planets merge with the moon will happen dozens of times in a year. Jupiter's conjunction with the moon is one of the phenomena of planetary conjunction with the moon. Because Jupiter is relatively large, it is the one with the best viewing effect in the phenomenon of planetary merger with the moon.

Jupiter meets the moon, that is, Jupiter and the moon just move to the same meridian. The phenomenon of Jupiter's full moon happens once a month, sometimes even twice, but due to weather and other reasons, we can't see it every time, especially the chance of Jupiter's full moon meeting is even lower.

On the nights of May 12 and May 13, 2006, there were beautiful astronomical phenomena in which the full moon met Jupiter, which could be observed by naked eyes in most parts of China.

Planetary companion moon

The difference between the moon and the planets.

When a planet and the moon have the same meridian, it is called "the combination of the planet and the moon". That is, the planet and the moon just run on the same meridian. Close to the moon, not on the same meridian, is the "planet with the moon."

Xinhuanet Tianjin, March 1 Sunday (Reporter Zhou Runjian) As one of the planets easily visible to the naked eye, Saturn is currently approaching the eclipse, and the visible time lasts almost all night. On the evening of March 2 and March 30, 20 14, the grand drama of the full moon will be staged for the public twice. At that time, if the weather is fine, the public can enjoy the wonderful scene of Saturn and the bright moon surrounded by the beautiful halo like a straw hat like a couple.

Saturn is one of the most beautiful planets in the night sky. Among the big planets that are easy to see with the naked eye, it is the farthest from the earth. In the telescope, it looks like a straw hat and is called the "Lord of the Rings".

Shi Zhicheng, a member of the Chinese Astronomical Society and director of the Tianjin Astronomical Society, said that Saturn is retrograde in Libra. At 23: 00 pm on the 2nd, pale yellow Saturn was located at 3.3 degrees north of the moon. They are holding hands and dancing in the sky. If the weather is fine, the public can clearly see this moving "moonlight express" with the naked eye. Conditional public can also observe Saturn's mysterious aura with the help of a small astronomical telescope with a diameter of more than 8 cm.

Shi Zhicheng said that if the public can't see this beautiful sky on the evening of the 2nd due to weather or other factors, don't regret it. Saturn will meet the bright moon again at 3: 57 am on March 30. At that time, Saturn will be about 3.4 degrees from the bright moon.

Astronomical experts say that the moon revolves around the earth once a month, and it will pass through the areas near the planets on the ecliptic. If the planet and the moon just move to the same ecliptic, it is called "planetary moon conjunction". From the earth, sometimes the moon even blocks the planet, which is called "the moon covers the planet".