Saturn Jupiter 'double star with the moon' is coming, and it can be seen by the naked eye

Modern Express News (reporter Aria) October Tianyu's most ornamental celestial phenomenon is coming! On October 14 and 15, Saturn and Jupiter will "meet" with a full moon, and three bright celestial bodies will stage a "double star with the moon" drama. At that time, as long as the weather is good, the observer can witness this wonderful scene in the southern sky with the naked eye.

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Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system and is particularly unique in the solar system due to its dazzling halos. In the telescope, Saturn looks like a beautifully decorated "straw hat", so it is known as the "Lord of the Rings", the beautiful "brim" is the famous Saturn ring; Jupiter is the "Big Mac" in the planet, with a large number of moons.

In October, both Saturn and Jupiter are in the constellation capricorn, and they appear in the southeastern sky after the sun sets. Saturn's brightness is about 0.5 magnitude, and Jupiter's brightness is about -2.6 magnitude, both of which are relatively bright. When the weather is fine, people can see these two beautiful planets with the naked eye.

Every 27.3 days, the "Moon Girl" will survey the sky for a week. As a result, it passes by planets and some bright stars near the ecliptic every month, forming a celestial phenomenon of "planetary full moon". However, for various reasons, this spectacle cannot be observed directly every time. In addition, it is relatively rare for more than two planets to "intimately accompany" the moon at the same time.

From October 14 to 15, a full moon will converge with Saturn and Jupiter in the southern sky to perform the "Symphony of Stars and Moons". At that time, the beautiful "double star with the moon" celestial phenomenon will be staged, becoming a beautiful scenery in the sky.

The Modern Express reporter learned that specifically, at 15:08 on October 14, Saturn closed the moon; on October 15, at 18:03, Jupiter closed the moon. The "double star with the moon" can be viewed at sunset, and the difficulty of observation is very low. Looking up at the sky, the charming "Moon Maiden" hangs high above the canopy, saturn on the right, and Jupiter on the left, a little farther away. The three celestial bodies are unusually striking, and the lights of the city are difficult to hide their light.

If possible, the public can enjoy the wonderful scene of "double stars and moons" through equipment such as binoculars or small astronomical telescopes. Telescopes can be used to see not only the bumpy craters, craters, and large seas of the moon on the moon, but also saturn's fascinating rings and some details of Jupiter's surface, such as the striped bands of colored clouds and the Great Red Spot, as well as the four surrounding Galilean moons.