True moon, snow moon and comet will appear together today

Don't miss the extremely rare astronomical phenomenon - the half-moon eclipse, the snow moon and the comet will all appear later this weekend!

According to the Daily Mail page: " Astronomers in the world will have the opportunity to admire the snow moon, the half-moon eclipse and comet 45P. The astronomical phenomenon mentioned above will take place around dawn - 5:30 am February 11 in Vietnamese time . "

Very often, many astronomical events " reunite " at the same time, make sure that you have fully prepared binoculars and telescopes to not miss the beautiful astronomical event. Can be observed all over the world.

On Friday this weekend, February 10, 2017, the predicted " eclipse " astronomical phenomenon will appear " snow moon " - also known as the full moon of February. This snow moon "was set by North Americans because it was the most snowy time in the US. The real moon is the phenomenon of the Moon being obscured by the Earth's shadow before the Sun's light, also known as the Blood Moon, when the Moon enters the shape of the Earth's shadow, facing the Sun.

The full moon in February will appear later this week and coincide with the phenomenon of half-moon eclipse. A few hours later, comet 45P - also known as New Year comet , will move to the closest position to Earth - with a close distance.

At the same time, the half-moon eclipse also happened, covering the dark part of the Moon.In the case of cloudy sky, the moon will turn dark silver during the lunar eclipse.The image above is a lunar eclipse in Dublin in 2007.

The true moon occurs when the Earth, Moon and Sun lie on a straight line and the Earth is in the middle. Therefore, the Earth will partially or completely obscure the light from the Sun to the Moon. There are 3 types of eclipse: full, partial and half dark.

The penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the dark half of the Earth. The moonlight will fade now and the Moon will dim and darken. Meanwhile, the light of the Moon will be slightly reduced compared to the normal day. This phenomenon is expected to take place in the early morning of February 11 ( Vietnam time ). Most of Asia can observe this phenomenon, as well as Europe, Africa and America.

This amazing phenomenon will last about 4 hours and 19 minutes, and luckily we can observe it in Vietnam. The half-moon eclipse will begin at 5:34 am on February 11, this Saturday and peak to about 1 hour and then finish at 9 53 minutes.

As for astronomers in Europe and America, the midnight lunar eclipse will appear a little earlier on the evening of February 10, 2017, this Friday.

The eclipse will appear on February 10, 2017, when the full moon rises in the eastern horizon before the Moon enters the dark edge of the Earth.This image captures astronomical phenomena that occurred in 2007.

To check when the lunar eclipse will appear in your area, refer to the Time and Date site.

So when you look at the eclipse, what about the eclipse? Be prepared, because only a few hours later, Comet 45P - or New Year's Comet, will move through the Earth with a super close distance.

On a blog posted on the web, Nasa said: " Comet 45P, which will appear after the sun sets for the past 2 months - using binoculars and telescopes is the best way to observe astronomical phenomena. it is closest to Earth on February 11, when it will be 0.08 astronomical units (7.4 million miles) from Earth. "

Photo of the lunar eclipse of 2001 in Malaysia.

Photo of lunar eclipse in Munich, Germany, 2003.

" Comets will move through the Corona constellation Corona Borealis (the Northern Crown), the Boötes (the Herdsman) constellations, Canes Venatici (Boötes' hunting dogs) and Ursa Major. Then the constellation Leo at the end of February It will move pretty quickly 9 degrees a day! And will come back in February 2022 ".

About every 5 years, Comet will " find its way " back into the solar system. This comet phenomenon is easy to recognize with a bright green head.

This comet phenomenon can be observed on the morning of February 11 ( Vietnam time ) towards the constellation Hercules. It will also move through many other constellations in the remaining days of February, but then comets are farther away from Earth.

Comet 45P moves quite quickly with 9 degrees per day.Every five years, it will "find its way" back into the solar system.Thus, if we miss this event, we can only wait for it to return in 2022.

Although this comet phenomenon is easy to recognize with a bright green top, you may need binoculars if you want to observe them because this astronomical phenomenon is relatively difficult to see with the naked eye.

Refer to some more articles:

1. Top 10 interesting facts about the Moon you may not know
2. Do you know the full moon may be the reason why you don't sleep well?
3. Full Moon facts - Full moon you may not know yet

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