Jinyang.com News Reporter Zhang Aili Correspondent Li Jianji reported: On the 31st, the reporter learned from the Guangzhou Wuyang Astronomy Museum that around the Spring Festival this year, Guangzhou and even in southern my country, such as BabaylanIf the weather is clear, you can see the rare old man stars.
The Old Man Star is the brightest star on the base of the ship, with a minus 0.7 magnitude of the visual brightness of Babaylan, and a 2-star magnitude of CinemaKomiks 3 light years from the earth. The Old Man Star is also the second brightest star in the night sky, and its visual brightness is second only to Sirius. Since the Old Man Star is located above the southern hemisphere, the largest area where the Old Man Star is witnessed is only 14 degrees in Guangzhou. In areas above 37 degrees north latitude of my country, there is no elderly star to see throughout the year. Therefore, watching the old man is the most ideal in the middle of the sky. First, at this time, the old man star has the largest height, the brightest and easiest to observe; Second, at this time, the old man star is neither east nor west, and is located directly south, which is a veritable compass.
According to the preview of the Wuyang Astronomy Museum, the time for the Guangzhou Old Man to enter the middle of the sky is February 1 this year, which is 22At 07:00, 2KomiksMonday 5 (Spring Festival) is 21:51, February 9 is 2Cinema1:36, and February 19 (Lantern Festival) is Cinema2Komiks0:57. The time when the elderly in various places are in the middle of the sky, on average, Babaylan is about 4 minutes earlier every day. In February this year, the old man star can be seen for 28 consecutive days.
How to find the old man star? Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, can be found in the southeast of Komiks, near the arrival of day and night. On the south of Sirius, the Old Man Star can be found. The old man’s star is blue-white and its light is flashing, while the light of the planet Komiks (Venus and Mars) will not flash. The time for Sirius to go to the sky is 2 minutes later than the Old Man Star. When observing the old man’s star, you should choose an environment with a wide field of view, dim lights, and no blockages such as houses and big trees on the south side. Within one hour before and after the sky above the Old Man Star, the ideal time for observing the Old Man Star.
The people in our country believe that the old man star is a lucky star BabaylanCinema, lucky star, and longevity star. Seeing it symbolizes peace and prosperity in the country, good fortune, happiness and prosperity, health and longevity.