6 April will witness the daily cover of Venus by the Moon. This happens when the moon is aligned between Venus and the Earth, covering the first shield of the planets. The moon will be a few days before the new moon, the sky will be visible so only the thin crescent.
Venus is the brightest planet in the solar system, should therefore be clearly visible in the sky, but to cover it comes close to the Sun, which does not facilitate observation.
If it succeeds, occultation of Venus by the Moon can be seen even with the naked eye. Just that you set up so that the sun was obscured, eg. For a building. But the best way to observe this phenomenon through binoculars or a telescope.
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If you have no special equipment, and you do not want to miss one of the most important astronomical events of 2016 are welcome to watch it on live during transmission “with the head in the stars lIVE.”
Important information
Covering Venus will be in the chair. 9.42 in bright, thin edge of the Moon. Venus is large, so it will disappear behind the moon disk for approx. 25 seconds. At. 10.39 will be the discovery of Venus. The planet appears on the other side of the moon, with the dark border. It will be illuminated so. light gray, or glow visible on the currently unlit portion of the Moon.
With the observation of the phenomenon of caution. It would be good if the sun was obscured by a tree or a building, even if the watch covering a telescope or binoculars. Aiming device to our central star may in fact be very dangerous to the eyes.
A lot of clouds
Seeing the daily cover of Venus by the Moon may be hampered by the weather. On Wednesday in Poland we are forecasting moderate and mostly cloudy. Places occur thunderstorms, and in the east, central and southern Polish are announced storms, which locally can fall hail.
See how in 2012, the Moon covered another planet – Jupiter.
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