The coming week is full of intense astronomical events. An important place belongs to two relatively bright comets, which can be observed at one time! Our old friend is a comet Panstarrs, being non-stopping, is still visible through ordinary binoculars. And her green-eyed “girlfriend” – comet Lemon – shows herself on the morning sky. Curiously, Comet Lemon almost follows the path Panstarrs, moving through the constellations Pisces, Andromeda and Cassiopeia.
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Comet Panstarrs, Western Australia. © Astronomy Education Services / Gingin Observatory | NASA
This week, two meteor showers hit a maximum. Eta-Aquariums are projected onto the constellation Aquarius, Eta-Lyrides can be see by looking at the constellation Lyra.
The moon – our closest space neighbor – also deserves attention. Firstly, at the beginning of the week, being old, she possesses morning visibility.
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Then, on May 10, it will eclipse the Sun – it will be annular solar eclipse. And at the end of the week, again having been born, the moon will appear in the evening sky as a thin sickle, but on the other hand.
On the new moon, May 10, a ring-shaped solar eclipse is possible will be observed in Australia and Oceania.
In addition, the silver season begins in the Northern Hemisphere. clouds that can be observed against the background of the twilight segment in northern part of the sky. Australia Eclipse Moon
