Interesting astronomical phenomenon: Venus and Jupiter meet on the 24th, and the two stars embrace each other tightly.

Venus and Jupiter are relatively bright planets. When they meet in the sky, the sky must be wonderful. On the 24th, Venus and Jupiter met, and the two stars embraced each other tightly. So there is an interesting astronomical phenomenon that Venus and Jupiter meet on the 24th. Astronomers say that Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets in the sky, will meet quietly on the evening of the 24th of this month. If the transparency of the atmosphere is good enough, the public in our country can enjoy with the naked eye the beautiful picture of the two stars gathering in the sky and competing for the sky. In ancient China, Venus was called Taibai. When it appears in the morning, people call it the morning star. When it appears at dusk, people call it the evening star. Jupiter, on the other hand, is a famous giant among the eight planets in the solar system, second only to Venus in brightness. Li Meicong, vice chairman of Tianjin Astronomical Society, said that Venus and Jupiter were in the southwest sky at sunset in June, 5438+065438+/kloc-0. On the 24th, Venus and Jupiter met, and the angular distance between them was only 1 degree, which could be described as intimate contact and seamless embrace. Venus is bright, Jupiter is soft, and the two stars compete with each other to become a beautiful landscape on the horizon. It is expected that165438+1October 28th and 29th, the beautiful and affectionate Moon Girl will come to this sky area and form a beautiful sky with two stars accompanying the moon. Li Meicong reminded that since Jupiter will fall around 19, this interesting phenomenon of mutual attraction of stars is very short-lived, and interested public can take time to enjoy and take pictures. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, and Venus, also known as Taibai Star, Morningstar and Pleistocene Star, is the brightest star in the whole day. These two celestial bodies are well known to the public and are very eye-catching. Every once in a while, they will get very close in the sky, and there will be a celestial phenomenon in which Venus meets Jupiter. Engineer of Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences said nonsense that "combination" strictly means that the longitude of the Yellow Meridian (or Right ascension) is the same, and generally it is also called combination when two celestial bodies are close. Venus and Jupiter meet this time. The closest time for the two stars is Beijing time1October 24th 165438+20: 36, and Venus is south of Jupiter 1.4 degrees. The two stars just look very close in the sky, and the actual distance is about 780 million kilometers, which is not really close. What is very ornamental is the coincidence of bright planets and the coincidence of bright planets and the moon. Sometimes two bright stars and the moon will form a smiling face, which is very interesting. Hu dui said: for the citizens, how to watch the drama of the double stars shining in the sky? Citizens can find a place with a wide view to the west after sunset, such as the roof of a park or residential building, facing southwest. At low altitude, it is easy to find bright Venus, and Jupiter is dark on it. On the 23rd, the distance between the two stars was only 1.8 degrees, which was equivalent to the distance that two fingers couldn't reach after their arms stretched out into the sky. For astronomical telescopes, it is impossible for Venus and Jupiter to have two stars in the same field of view and reveal the details. Only two stars can be seen with binoculars, so the best way is to observe them directly with the naked eye. Experts said that it should be noted that Venus and Jupiter will only appear in the western low altitude for a short time after sunset, and will soon sink into the ground as the night deepens, so the audience should pay attention to grasping the time.