In April, Krasnoyarsk residents will be able to see the Pink Moon and the first spring starfall
April 1 11:16
The Reshetnev University Observatory told what significant and spectacular astronomical phenomena can be observed in the sky in Krasnoyarsk in the second month of spring.
So, April 2 at 09:12 local time will come full moon, which traditionally called “Pink Moon” The name is given not by the color of the satellite, but in honor of one of the first spring primroses – wild phlox, spreading a pink carpet.
A 2April 2 marks the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower.up to 18 shooting stars are expected per hour.
“April will bring the first spring starfall of the Lyrids! It is better to observe it outside the city in the second half of the night, when the Moon at phase 0.33 sets behind the horizon,” said the head of the observatory, Sergei Veselkov.
In addition, this month you can observe planets approaching the Moon. On April 19, the Moon in phase 0.04 (thin crescent) will be close to Venus: the distance between them will be about 5 degrees, Krasnoyarsk residents will be able to observe this at 20:00. April 22 – The Moon is in phase 0.33 near Jupiter, the distance between them will also be about 5 degrees.
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