Astronomer: Moon and Mars meet in the night sky – Onet.pl

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class=”hyphenate”> As noted astronomer, the moon in its path on the celestial sphere moves to the background stars and planets, approaching many of them. Such phenomena appear most strikingly when a star or planet is light or when there is a close encounter, in which the moon is right next to the object.

– For the next such meeting occurs in night from Saturday to Sunday, when the Moon being the first quarter was still clearly meet the April opposition of Mars – says Dr. Olech.

to the closest approach occurs at 1.31 our time. Then the Silver Globe from the Red Planet will be divided into the distance only 1.5 degrees. – From observations it is not worth to wait for the hour, because at this time the moon of Mars are niziutko over the western horizon. Conjunction the better so look out around midnight or a little before her, when both bodies will find several degrees above the southwestern horizon – can the scientist.

This phenomenon is clearly visible to the naked eye. It should, however, use a telescope or a telescope, because thanks to them dojrzymy details of the moon, and the same shield of Mars – adds astronomer.

(NZ)