A different kind of star chasing - they photographed the "Heavenly Palace" transiting the Golden Mountain

Reporter He Yajun

On December 9, Shenzhou 13 astronauts will conduct space teaching at the "Tiangong Classroom", which is also the first space teaching project of the Chinese space station.

On the earth about 400 kilometers apart, Xu Xiaolei and Zhang Jun, jinshan astronomy enthusiasts, looked up at the stars again and again, chasing the traces of the "Heavenly Palace".

According to the trajectory of the "Tiangong", this unique "Chinese Palace" passes over our city almost every day. However, in order to see its figure, you also need to meet many conditions, such as time, place, visibility...

The "Heavenly Palace" itself does not emit light, and when the light of the sun happens to shine on it, forming a specific angle and reflecting it into the line of sight, people on the ground can see it.

In order to ensure the observation effect, Xu Xiaolei and Zhang Jun searched for an open observation site together, and finally settled in front of the square in front of Jinshan Middle School.

After half a month of tracking and waiting, at 5 a.m. on November 26, Xu Xiaolei and Zhang Jun succeeded. This is the first time that Jinshan people have recorded the "Tiangong" passing over Shanghai Jinshan with their own lenses, and the whole process lasted for 5 minutes.

"Tiangong Classroom" is about to start, can you change a better lens and shoot again? On the evening of December 6, the two set up equipment at the entrance of Jinshan Middle School, and successfully captured the figure of "Tiangong" again, "'Tiangong' from the horizon to fall below the horizon, a total of 9-10 minutes, its trajectory has a first rise, then fall arc." Limited by the conditions, we can only see the second half, about 4-5 minutes, but it is also satisfied. ”

In the vast sky, the "Heavenly Palace" crosses the beautiful shadow of the night sky, carrying the struggle of China's aerospace, and also makes the two astronomical enthusiasts more confident in the future star-chasing journey.

Source: Morning News Author: He Yajun

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