Space spectacle: an impressive meeting of the moon and planets will be seen over the weekend

The moon around the full moon is now disturbing the view of the Milky Way, but according to Horálek, it will soon recede from the night sky to the morning and conditions will improve significantly. “The beautiful summer Milky Way is starting to appear again, which is best seen at the turn of July and August. It is in the headrest around midnight. So it can be seen all night. This is probably the biggest attraction, especially for those who go on holiday somewhere to nature, “he said. “In addition, Jupiter and Saturn are observable, angularly, relatively close to the Milky Way. When one visually descends the Milky Way to the south, next to the center of the Milky Way, we find one of the brighter objects – Saturn. during the night the brightest object, “the astronomer described.

Horálek pointed out that the only even brighter planet is Venus – but at dusk. People have to look for it over the western horizon in the evening. “But there is a real need to have a perfectly exposed horizon, because it is low and fits at dusk when there is still light. But it shines really intensely. When a person has an exposed horizon, he should have a chance to see it without much difficulty,” he said.

Next week, the Perseids will also begin to appear, culminating this year on the night of August 12-13. “However, from the end of July, the first Perseids will start flying and the cadence of meteors will gradually increase. It is good to watch and sometimes something will fly,” said the astronomer.

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