What are the important celestial wonders in the sky at night in May 2021
Important astronomical wonders at night in May 2021 There are Aquarius meteor shower, super moon, Jupiter conjunct moon, Saturn conjunct moon, May silver arch, Mercury alloy star, double star companion moon, Mercury east large distance, total lunar eclipse, Aquarius eta meteor shower.
Schedule of celestial phenomena in May 2021
1.Aquarius meteor shower
The famous Halley’s Comet, which is ejected when it is close to the sun The dust brought you the Orion meteor shower and the Aquarius meteor shower.Around 4 a.m.on May 6 this year, the Aquarius meteor shower will reach its maximum value, with dozens of meteors streaking across the night sky every hour.
2."Super Moon"
This year’s fourth and last "Super Moon" will appear on May 7th.If the weather is fine, all parts of our country can be seen.Enjoy a round of "Super Full Moon" that night.
3.Jupiter conjunct the moon
At 3:10 am on May 5, Jupiter conjunct the moon is visible on the southeast horizon.
4.Saturn conjunct
At 2:30 am on May 4, Saturn conjunct is visible on the southeast horizon.
5, May Silver Arch
The galactic center in the month still rises in the middle of the night.The latitude and longitude of each place are different, and the time of the Milky Way will be different.The best shooting window is from the 5th to the 22nd.
6.Mercury alloy stars
May 22, Mercury and Venus will stage a "conjunction" good show, the angular distance between the two is less than 1 degree at the closest.In the evening of the same day, you can find the unusually bright Venus in the north-westerly direction of the sky.With the guidance of Venus, you can find Mercury in the twilight by using binoculars.
7."Double Stars Companion Moon"
At dawn on May 13, looking to the southeast, you can see the celestial phenomenon of Jupiter and Saturn’s "Double Star Companion Moon".Jupiter and Saturn orbit the Moon in an enveloping position.
8.Mercury’s large east distance
Mercury is the planet closest to the sun in the solar system.Therefore, it is a very difficult planet to observe.On May 17, Mercury reaches the position of the great east distance, with a solar elongation angle of 22.0 degrees.Mercury reaches an altitude of 20 degrees at dusk, which is a rare opportunity!
9、Total lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will occur on May 26, Saros Cycle No.121 , This lunar eclipse can be seen in eastern Asia, the eastern Indian Ocean, Oceania, the Pacific Ocean, North America (except the northeast), South America (except the extreme east) and Antarctica.Except for the extreme western part of Tibet and the extreme western part of Xinjiang, the moon can be seen coming out with food in other regions of China.This total lunar eclipse begins at 16:46 penumbral eclipse, 17:45 at the beginning of the eclipse, 19:09 eclipse, 19:19 eclipse, 19:28 light, 20:53 full circle, 21:51 Divided into penumbra.The whole process lasted 5 hours and 5 minutes, of which the umbra eclipse lasted 3 hours and 8 minutes.The maximum umbra eclipse is 1,015.
10.η Aquarius meteor shower
The romantic meteor shower hit on May 6, and the famous Halley’s Comet brought the η Aquarius (Etta) meteor shower, and its maximum value (ZHR-50 ), the meteor shower is characterized by moderate meteor speed and long meteor path.That night the moon rises at 3:21 in the second half of the night, which has little effect on the meteor shower observation.
May 2021 astronomical calendar
4th 18:00 last quarter moon
6th 16:00 Saturn conjunct the moon, Saturn is 4 degrees north of the moon
Jupiter conjunct the moon at 15:00 on the 7th, Jupiter is 3 degrees north of the moon
Mercury conjunct the moon at 14:00 on the 11th, and Mercury is 3 degrees north of the moon
10:00 on the 12th New Moon
Venus conjuncts the moon at 18:00 on the 12th, Venus is 3 degrees north of the moon
2:00 on the 15th the moon is too far away
The occultation of the moon at 20:00 on the 17th Mars
Mercury Conjunction Sun at 10:00 on the 19th
Waste Moon at 15:00 on the 20th
The Lyraid Meteor Shower is extremely large at 18:00 on the 22nd (ZHR~18)
Venus conjuncts Mercury at 17:00 on the 26th, and Venus is 1 degree south of Mercury
The moon will be seen at 12:00 on the 27th
The moon’s perigee is at 23:00 on the 27th
Saturn conjunct the moon at 1:00 on the 4th, Saturn is 4 degrees north of the moon
4:00 on the 4th decree
Jupiter conjunct the moon at 5:00 on the 5th, Jupiter is 5 degrees north of the moon
3:00 on the 12th
6:00 on the 12th the moon is too far away
6:00 on the 13th Venus conjunct the moon, Venus is 1 degree north of the moon
Mercury conjunct the moon at 2:00 on the 14th, Mercury is 2 degrees north of the moon
Mars conjunct the moon at 13:00 on the 16th, and Mars is 1 degree south of the moon
14:00 on the 17th Mercury’s great east distance
winding at 3:00 on the 20th
10:00 on the 26th at the lunar perigee
19:00 on the 26th total lunar eclipse
Venus conjuncts Mercury at 14:00 on the 29th, and Venus is 0.4 degrees north of Mercury
Saturn conjuncts the moon at 9:00 on the 31st, and Saturn is 4 degrees north of the moon
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