Saturn conjunction Moon will appear in the sky on the 14th of this month, when the "Lord of the Rings" will join the "Moon Girl" to compose a "Winter Love Song".
Who is the most beautiful planet in the solar system? Many people will give the same answer - Saturn.
Xiu Lipeng, a member of the Chinese Astronomical Society and an expert in astronomical science popularization, said that Saturn is a celestial body that is very friendly to visual observation. Without the help of a telescope, Saturn appears as a small spot of light, usually between 1 and 0 in magnitude. With a telescope, you can see that Saturn has a beautiful ring, like a "straw hat". Saturn's rings are made up of rocks, ice, and dust, and not only Saturn has rings, but Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune also have rings, but they are relatively thin.
With the development of the times and the advancement of science and technology, with the support of advanced telescope equipment, humans can now easily observe the rings of Saturn and the more detailed structural features in them.
Xiu Lipeng said that from the telescope, Saturn looks like a "round head wearing a big straw hat", and the "beautiful brim" around the "head" is Saturn's rings, which also gives the beautiful Saturn a domineering name - "Lord of the Rings".
Saturn-Moon conjunction means that when Saturn and the Moon are at the same right ascension, the angular distance between them reaches the closest. Although the Saturn conjunction is not the same as Saturn's opposition, which is the best time to observe Saturn, the "star-moon dialogue" brought by Saturn's conjunction is also very exciting.
Entering January, Saturn is direct in Aquarius, in the southwestern sky at sunset, at about magnitude 1. After dark on the 14th, the fourth day of the lunar lunar month will appear in the southwest sky, and if the weather is fine, interested members of the public will see with the naked eye a small point of light not far above the moon, and this small point of light is Saturn. The moon is not very bright, and it matches Saturn, which is not particularly bright.
"About 3 hours after sunset, Saturn will set below the horizon, so the public interested in observing it should hurry. If possible, you can also bring a telescope to observe Saturn and its 'straw hat'. It should be noted that it is important to choose an open and unobstructed location before the observation. Xiu Lipeng reminded.