Coming! Capricorn sea sheep are coming over the earth! Known as the combination of angel and devil.

The latest news! Capricorn, one of the twelve constellations, will come to the earth in June 5438+00! As the most grotesque of the twelve constellations, the arrival of Capricorn will cause a tide of stargazing!

This map shows where Capricorn will stay in the moonlit night sky of 10 as observed from the mid-latitude area. Interested friends don't miss it.

The most grotesque Capricorn

As we all know, the twelve constellations are welcomed by the vast number of constellation lovers and astronomy lovers. Many constellation lovers like to analyze various personalities through constellations, among which Capricorn is a constellation symbolizing beginning of winter, which is called the constellation combining angels and demons. Astronomy enthusiasts like to describe various patterns through the distribution of these constellations, from celebrities to various beasts. Some animals can be found on the earth, such as lions, swans, eagles and dogs. But sometimes some celestial creatures that never existed will be produced. For example, two-headed horses, fire-breathing dragons, unicorns, flying horses and so on. But Capricorn is the weirdest one. Why? Don't worry, listen to me slowly!

As we know, in ancient astrology, Capricorn was described as a "sea goat", which combined the first half of the goat, the head and tail of the fish. This land-sea combination of half sheep and half fish is amazing.

The legend of Capricorn

In fact, Capricorn has been named after goats since the Chaldeans and Babylonians, but how did this half-goat and half-fish exist?

If we haven't heard the ancient myth that explains its origin, then this creature is difficult for us to understand today. In fact, the legend of Capricorn is quite interesting. According to folklore, one day, some sea fairies and goddesses were playing in the field, and the naughty Pan Shen saw them and joined the game. Suddenly, a fierce monster named Tifeng appeared. In order to avoid him, every god turned himself into an animal and ran away. However, in Pan's panic, he jumped into the nearby Nile and became a goat. As a result, his lower limbs became the shape of a fish! Zeus was very happy to see the wonderful animal created by Pan God, namely the sea sheep. He ordered this strange existence to become a part of our night sky.

Sea sheep are coming to earth.

After listening to the story of "sea goat", let's take a look at the real sea goat! According to the latest news, 10, at about 9: 30 pm at the beginning of October, "Sea Goat" will appear in the south of the earth. In the early autumn night sky, the summer triangle shines high overhead. This is a moderately dim pattern, and its stars form a roughly triangular figure, which may indicate that an inverted triangular hat, an arrow, a boat or a stingray are flying towards you.

At the other end of Capricorn is the existence of "goat". This is a good test for astronomy lovers with good eyesight. Many observers can see that two stars are separated by 6 arc minutes without optical assistance (by contrast, the average diameter of the moon is about 30 arc minutes). Therefore, this is an interesting way to test the clarity and stability of the night sky with the naked eye. At that time, Capricorn will have an inverted triangle structure, which is easy to distinguish, especially in the dark night. The ancients called it the "immortal gate", and thought that the soul of people freed from all kinds of fame and fortune on the ground could climb to heaven through this gate. Back to reality, for astronomy enthusiasts, Capricorn doesn't have many interesting stars worth watching, because the galaxies in this area are very weak and insignificant. But Capricorn has a globular cluster M30 in the messier objects, which is 24,000 light years away.

If you want to observe M30 through binoculars, you can only see very weak light. There are two rows of inconspicuous stars in the north of the center of this cluster. This is a binary star visible to the naked eye, which can be seen more clearly with binoculars. It is an optical binary star, and the two sub-stars have no physical connection. Just because the two stars are in the same direction, it gives people the feeling that the two stars are together. The center of the cluster is quite dense, but even so, it takes at least 6 inches of telescope to see clearly.

Capricorn is one of the oldest constellations. It is speculated that Capricorn comes from the records of sargon, the founder of the first Sumerian Empire in Babylon around 2800 BC. It also predicts that when five planets visible to the naked eye (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) gather in Capricorn, our world will be destroyed by fire. It is said that in 2449 BC, according to the chronicles of our country, the five planets of Capricorn merged together in this way, but it did not cause any terrible consequences.