The main attraction of the city Astronomical events in April This is the Lyrid meteor shower, which peaks on the night of the 22nd to 23rd. Unfortunately, this year it will coincide with an almost full Moon, which will make visibility very difficult. Regardless, given that it’s raining quite heavily, we can safely enjoy some of them.
In any case, this year another great hero emerged in the astronomical events of April. A total solar eclipse this will only be visible from America, but there is already a lot of talk about it all over the world.
This is expected to affect bird behavior or may even be linked to an increase in fatal road accidents. This may be the most important event of this month, but we cannot leave aside connections, of which there will be especially many, and another lesser known meteor shower than the Lyrids, but are equally worthy of mention.
The solar eclipse is the main character of the astronomical events of April.
During a total solar eclipse Earth, Moon and Sun They line up in such a way that the Moon blocks sunlight from reaching our planet. Thus, the royal star appears completely dark at its center, and its brightness is only visible in the night sky. crown what surrounds him.
It is for this reason that April 8 This will be an ideal time for scientists to study the characteristics of the said crown. It will only be possible to see it directly in North America and in some central areas. In the rest of the world it will happen at night, so we won’t be able to enjoy it. However, we will be able to see images that are sure to be very interesting.
Two meteor showers in poor visibility
The two April meteor showers are the Lyrids and the Pipupids. Both overlap, although their maxima will occur sequentially. Texts happen from 16 to 25 Aprilwith a maximum on the night of the 22nd, and pi-pupids from 15 to 28, with a maximum on the night of the 23rd.
Just on the night of the 23rd Full moon, so the sky will be very bright and it will be difficult to see 20 meteors in the first hour and 10 meteors in the second hour. Still, it’s worth a try. They can be seen from anywhere in the sky, but it is always useful to look at their radiant. This is the name of the place in the sky where they seem to be born. For the Lyrids it is located in the constellation Lyra, for the latter – in the constellation Lyra. pi-Corky.
Full pink moon is not the same color
On the night of April 23rd there will be a full pink moon. Despite the spread of information about this, there are those who continue to think that our satellite will take on this particular color, but this is far from the truth. The name, as always, is associated with old Native American legends. This astronomical event coincided with the heyday Phloxa genus of plants with bright pink flowers, hence its name.
Planetary conjunctions of April astronomical events
Astronomical events in April will be especially rich in conjunctions. On the one hand, we will see the Moon very close to Mars and Saturn on the 6th, as well as Venus on the 7th and Jupiter on the 10th. On the other hand, we will enjoy the dance of planets like Venus and Neptune on the 6th. on the 3rd, Saturn and Mars on the 11th, Jupiter and Uranus on the 20th, and Mars and Neptune on the 29th. All these days will be great for viewing the sky. But in general, any spring night in the northern hemisphere or autumn in the south can be ideal to get away from light pollution and enjoy the spectacle that looms over our heads every day.
Source: Hiper Textual
