Evenings of October 5 and 6
Enjoy this beautiful "star-moon fairy tale"
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Poster production: Feng Juan
On the evenings of October 5 and 6, the mainland public will have the opportunity to witness the "Star and Moon Fairy Tale" accompanied by the bright Venus and the Momei Moon. At that time, as long as the weather is fine, in the low sky in the southwest, the starlight and the moonlight are intertwined, reflecting the beautiful sky, becoming a beautiful scenery on the horizon.
Normally, Venus is second only to the Moon in the night sky, and its brilliant light is very eye-catching among the stars.
This is the moon of Venus taken on September 5, 2024 at Tuanbo Lake in Jinghai, Tianjin. (Photo by Yang Jing)
Because the light color is silvery white and the brightness is extremely high, at first people called it the simplest and most straightforward name - "star". Later, people also gave it various names, such as Qiming, Chang Gung, Taibai, etc. Among them, Venus is called "Qiming" when it is seen in the eastern sky at dawn, and it is called "Chang Gung" when it is seen in the western sky at dusk, so it is said in the "Book of Songs" that "there is Qiming in the east and Chang Gung in the west".
Yang Jing, a member of the Chinese Astronomical Society and a director of the Tianjin Astronomical Society, said that in the process of "surveying the sky", the moon often passes by planets and some bright stars near the ecliptic, forming a celestial phenomenon of bright stars accompanied by the moon. Among the many celestial phenomena with bright stars and the moon, Venus with the moon has the highest "appearance", so it is also known as the most beautiful "star and moon fairy tale".
As the second closest planet to the Sun in the solar system, Venus is always hovering near the Sun, and we can only see it at dawn or evening, so when the Moon is accompanied by it, the moon phase is either the Momei Moon at the beginning of the lunar month, narrow; Either it is the waning moon at the end of the lunar month, which is thin and not very bright. The crooked crescent moon and the bright Venus are perfectly matched, making them perfect for both shooting and visual.
Recently, Venus has returned to the evening night sky, and every month there is an opportunity to be accompanied by the Moth Crescent, and this month is no exception. On the evenings of the 5th and 6th, the Moon was not far from Venus. The 5th is the third day of the lunar calendar, and the Moon is located in the lower right of Venus after sunset; The 6th is the fourth day of the lunar calendar, and the Moon is on the left side of Venus.
"This month, the horizon of Venus has increased, slowly increasing from 11 degrees in early September to about 13 degrees at sunset, with a brightness of about -3.9 magnitude, and the moon phases on the 5th and 6th are very thin crescents, but the horizon height after sunset is somewhat low, and the observable time is about 30 minutes. Interested members of the public are advised to start waiting after sunset. Friends who like photography can try to take pictures of the beautiful stars and moons. Yang Jing reminded.
Source: Xinhua News Agency