On February 11, the 30th day of the lunar month, the folk call "Chinese New Year's Eve" and "Chinese New Year's Eve".
It is night, the famous "Orion Samsung" will hang high in the southern sky, for the upcoming lunar year (commonly known as the "Year of the Ox") to send the most sincere New Year wishes, that is, the folk called "three stars high, the New Year is coming".
Lin Yuan, a member of the Chinese Astronomical Society and an expert in tianjin astronomy science, said that the most eye-catching thing in the winter starry sky is the constellation Orion hanging high in the southern sky, with obvious structure and easy to identify. It is mainly composed of the red Betelgeuse, the blue-white Betelgeuse, the blue-white Betelgeuse, the seventh betelgeuse, and the blue Betelgeuse VI, Betelgeuse I, Betelgeuse II, and Betelgeuse III.
Among them, Betelgeuse 4, 5 Betelgeuse, 7 Betelgeuse and 6Busatsu form a large quadrilateral. In this large quadrilateral, Betelgeuse I, Betelgeuse II, and Betelgeuse III are regarded as "pearls on the hunter's belt", and their brightness is almost equal, almost equidistant and arranged in a straight line. And betelgeuse, there are several stars in a row, like a bouquet of flowers emitting a pink glow, which is the famous Orion Nebula.
Tianjin astronomy enthusiast Yang Xiaowen took a photo of the "Orion Nebula" in February 2011.
In China's ancient astronomy, the scorpion belongs to the shang star, the hunter belongs to the star, just a rise and a fall, never see each other, so Du Fu said in the poem "Gift to the Eight Virgins": "Life does not meet, moving like participating in the business." ”
Around the "Orion Samsung", there are many sayings derived from china's folk, such as "Samsung high light, the New Year comes" and "Samsung is south, the family celebrates the New Year" and so on.
The new year of the lunar calendar has pinned many good wishes on people, so people have given "Orion Three Stars" a very auspicious name, Betelgeuse one named "Fuxing", Betelgeuse two named "Luxing", Betelgeuse three named "Shouxing", meaning auspicious happiness, health and longevity and abundance.
Tianjin astronomy enthusiast Wang Qiang took a photo of "Orion Samsung" taken in December 2018.
Every year on Chinese New Year's Eve night, "Orion Samsung" will appear in the southern sky on time, shining brightly.
Lin Will suggested that if the weather is good, Chinese New Year's Eve around 20:00 at night, interested members of the public can look at the night sky in the south and can see the "Orion Three Stars". If you have good eyesight, you can also see the foggy Orion Nebula with the naked eye. If you use a telescope to observe, the visual effect will be better.
Over time, the "Orion Samsung" gradually moved west, and by the time they drifted to the western sky, it was close to the time of the main son, accompanied by the loud New Year bells, and the lunar year officially arrived.
(Original title: Chinese New Year's Eve Night, these three stars are very unusual!) ）
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