In May, the Krasnoyarsk residents will see microlonia, comets and meteor stream

Krasnoyarsk residents will be able to see several astronomical phenomena in May at once. The University of Reshetneva shared a digest for space lovers in his telegram channel.

Among the asteroids in May the brightest will be Vesta, which can be observed in the constellation Libra. May 2 Its brilliance will be 5.6m at the time of confrontation with the sun.

Meteor Stream “This aquarides” will reach the maximum May 6 (ZHR = 40) The radiant is in the constellation Aquarius. The moon during the maximum is close to the phase of the first quarter and will go after midnight. It is better to observe a meteor stream closer to the morning. Therefore, the moon will not hurt.

Comets in May – Brooks (D/1886 K1) and SWIFT (D/1895 Q1) can be seen in the telescope. The first at the maximum calculated gloss is worse than 11m moves along the constellation Libra. The second moves along the constellation of the eagle with a maximum calculated gloss about 11m.

And in Night from 12 to 13 May The naked eye can be admired on the full moon, which will be microlinum. The natural satellite of the Earth will be in the constellation Libra.

“Although the full moon technically lasts only a moment – when the moon is directly opposite the sun relative to the earth,” the moon looks completely lit the day before and after it. This full moon will become micron. The moon will look about 5-6 % less and 10-12 % dull than during the usual full moon. This is due to the fact that at this moment the moon will be further from the ground than usually because of its orbit, ”explained Sergei Veselkov Reshetnev's University Observatory.