There will be a spectacle of "golden fire with the moon" this weekend.

There will be a spectacle of "golden fire with the moon" this weekend.

This weekend, the spectacle of "Golden Fire with the Moon" will be staged. On February 27th, the shining Venus, the fuzzy Mars and the new moon will line up in an almost vertical line in the sunrise direction. On the morning of February 28th, the moon will be closer to Mercury and Saturn, and the spectacle of "Golden Fire with the Moon" will be staged this weekend.

This weekend, the spectacle of "Golden Fire with the Moon" will be staged. What is the picture of two planets in the solar system and the moon "in the same frame"? Here's your chance! Astronomical science experts said that on the morning of February 27th and 28th, Venus, Mars and the moon will "meet" at low altitude and close range in the southeast. By then, as long as the weather is fine, the interested public all over the country can enjoy this interesting picture with the naked eye before sunrise.

Zheng Zhi, an astronomy enthusiast in Beijing, filmed "Golden Fire with the Moon" in Beijing on February 5th, 2006. (Image provided by myself)

Xiu Li Peng, director of Tianjin Astronomical Society and an expert in astronomical science, introduced that at about 6 am on the 27th, at a low altitude in the southeast, in the faint morning light, a crescent moon hung like a silver hook and swayed like a boat not far from the upper left of the crescent moon, and there was an unusually striking bright star, which was Venus in the form of "morning star". Not long ago, in the early morning of February 13, Venus just ushered in the brightest day in 2022. So Venus is still gorgeous at this time. Taking Venus as a reference, not far from its lower right, a reddish star will be found after careful observation. This is Mars that has just returned to human vision after disappearing for half a year.

Yang Jing, an astronomy enthusiast in Tianjin, photographed Venus in Tianjin on the morning of February 24th, 2022. (Image provided by myself)

"Venus and Mars are like two gems accidentally left from the ship, one white and one red, one bright and one dark, with a curved waning moon, which is very ornamental. Over time, the double star and the waning moon rise, and the golden glow is exposed in the east. This day is even more beautiful. " Show Li Peng said.

At the same time the next day, the two planets will be "in the same frame" with the moon, but the mutual position of the star and the moon will change slightly. "The relative height of the waning moon will decrease," said Xiu Li Peng.

A close-up of Mars taken by Beijing astronomy enthusiast Zong Haiyang in June 65438+1October 65438+August 2020. (Image provided by myself)

In ancient China, Venus was called "Taibai". It is called "morning star" when it appears in the morning and "Chang Geng star" when it appears at dusk, which can be said to be "the brightest star in the night sky". Mars is the first planet outside the earth's orbit, and its color is red.

Tianjin astronomy enthusiast Ma Qiang filmed Venus in Tianjin on the morning of February 4th, 2022. (Image provided by myself)

Xiu Li Peng reminded interested citizens that if they want to witness the interesting phenomenon of "Double Stars Accompanied by the Moon", they must get up early and choose a wide field of vision in the southeast.

At the end of February, early risers will have the advantage of observing planets, and there will be many beautiful scenery before sunrise in the east. On February 27th, the shining Venus, the fuzzy Mars and the new moon will line up in an almost vertical line in the sunrise direction. Two other planets, Saturn and Mercury, will also appear there, hidden in the dazzling sunrise of northern hemisphere observers. But they are likely to be seen in the southern hemisphere, especially on the morning of February 28, when the moon becomes a very thin crescent, it is located near the sunrise.

The closest time for the moon to Mars is 1 1 or 5 a.m. on February 27th, China Standard Time. The moon will be located 3.5 degrees southeast of Mars. Mars will flicker faintly at 1.3. The magnitude of Venus is -4.6.

If you observe early enough before sunrise, the sky is still relatively dark, and you will see stars around the newly rising planet. Venus, Mars and the moon are all in front of Sagittarius. Sagittarius teapot is on the right side of the planetary line. The position of the trio is close to the galactic belt that we can see and crosses the dark sky. In fact, the specific angle of the constellation direction of Sagittarius is towards the center of the Milky Way.

On the morning of February 27th, 2022, Venus, Mars and the moon were in front of Sagittarius. The striking pattern of the teapot is near the planet and the moon. Image source: Stellarium.

On February 28th, the moon and two planets will meet.

On February 27th, will you still see Mercury and Saturn in the northern hemisphere? They are located in the east of the three teams of Venus, Mars and Moon, and rise after the three teams leave the horizon completely (as shown below). This phenomenon is more obvious from the western hemisphere. Shortly after all four stars rose, the sun rose on the horizon in the east, giving off unparalleled dazzling light, eclipsing other stars.

On the morning of February 28th, the moon will also appear in the east, and it will be closer to Mercury and Saturn. However, for the northern hemisphere, it will be difficult (almost impossible) for the Samsung team to observe, because the later it rises, the closer it is to dawn. The moon on February 28th, like a silver edge, has only 6% brightness, which is also difficult to observe. A new moon will appear in two days.

The closest time for the Moon to be away from Mercury appears at 23: 00 midnight on February 28th, 2022 (UTC), or at 5: 00 pm central time (however, when the planet is in the middle of the United States, it will not rise above the horizon at 5: 00 pm! Well, it just means that when you went to see them, they were not that close. ) The brightness of Mercury is -0. 1, and the moon is located at 3.6 degrees in the southeast. Saturn is slightly darker with a brightness level of 0.8.

The picture shows the scenery in the southern hemisphere. If you are in Australia, you can try to look at the sky in the early hours of February 27th and 28th. There may be four planets near the horizon instead of two, so you can't see them in the northern hemisphere (at least it's not that easy) This is because in the early autumn of the southern hemisphere (corresponding to the early spring of our northern hemisphere), the solar eclipse or the orbits of the sun, moon and planets are more likely to form a narrow angle with the horizon before dawn from the perspective of the southern hemisphere. Cartography: John Jardine Goss

The most important thing is to save it for the last time: at the end of February 2022, there were two threesomes between the new moon and the planet, one was the golden fire companion of the moon on the morning of February 27, and the other was the trip to the earth and water of the moon at dawn on February 28. The second moon in the northern hemisphere-with Saturn and Mercury-is almost impossible or quite difficult, but observers in the southern hemisphere can get a glimpse of it.

On February 27th and 28th, Venus and Mars staged a "double star with the moon" waning moon for two consecutive days.

By then, as long as the weather is fine, interested citizens can enjoy this beautiful scenery with the naked eye.

Venus is more dazzling than Mars. The two planets are competing for a crescent moon, which is sparkling and very ornamental. Don't miss it.

During this time, people can see a particularly bright star in the low altitude south of the east before dawn. It is Venus, now also known as the morning star. Below Venus is Mars with brightness as high as 1. The two planets are very close recently. On February 27th, the moon will meet them in turn.

The rendezvous of Venus and Mars occurred at 14: 28 and 16: 59 respectively. Like antares and the moon, it also appears in the daytime and cannot be seen. However, on the morning of February 27th, before their full moon, and after the full moon on the morning of February 28th, we can see Venus and Mars accompanying the moon. Two planets and the moon gather in a small sky area. This is a good opportunity to observe them and take photos with them.

Schematic diagram of the relative positions of Venus, Mars and the Moon before sunrise on February 27th Source: Star Map Software.

February 27th is the 27th day of the first lunar month, and the moon phase is a waning moon. The moon only rises about two hours before the sun, so the observation time is short. In the southeast low altitude before dawn, we can see the bright Venus above and Mars below the right side of Venus, which are more than 5 degrees apart. A waning moon is on the right side of Mars, more than 7 degrees away from Mars. On the 28th, the moon moved to the lower left of Mars, about 9 degrees away from Mars. The crescent moon is thinner and the moon rises later. Just a few degrees before dawn, it is difficult to observe the horizon.