The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute announced major astronomical phenomena for 2024.
On June 28, you can see the Moon and Saturn approaching at about 1.1 degrees, and in August, you can see the Perseid meteor shower when observation conditions are good.
At 7 a.m. on January 28, Mercury and Mars can be seen approaching at 0.3 degrees*. At 5 a.m. on April 11, Mars and Saturn will approach within 0.4 degrees. At 23:00 on August 14th, Mars and Jupiter can be seen being close to each other at 0.9 degrees.
※ The angle between a planet or a planet and the moon refers to the size of the angle between two lines reaching two points at the observation location. The smaller the angle, the closer the two celestial bodies are.
January 28th Mercury and Mars close together. Source: Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
□ A solar eclipse is a phenomenon in which part or all of the sun is obscured by the moon and cannot be seen when the sun, moon, and earth are aligned. In 2024, there will be a total solar eclipse on April 9 and an annular solar eclipse on October 3. However, both of these eclipses cannot be seen in Korea. The total solar eclipse on April 8 can be observed in Mexico, the United States, and Canada, and the annular solar eclipse on October 2 can be observed in Chile and Argentina.
□ The three major meteor showers, the Quadrantid meteor shower in January, the Perseid meteor shower in August, and the Geminid meteor shower in December, can also be seen as usual. The Quadrantid meteor shower, which comes first in the new year, is expected to be widely visible on the night of January 4th, past midnight, and early in the morning on the 5th. The maximum time for the Perseid meteor shower is at night at 23:30 on August 12, and the moon sets at 23:06, so observation conditions are very good. The peak time for the Geminid meteor shower is December 14th at 10 o’clock. Because the maximum time is midday and the moon is up all night, it is an unfavorable environment for observation.
Geminid Meteor Shower (photo by Eunjun Yoon, winner of the 2021 Astrophotography Contest)
□ Meanwhile, the largest full moon (mang*) in 2024 is the moon that rises on October 17, and the smallest full moon (mang) is the moon that rises on February 24.
※ Net: When the sun, earth, and moon lie on one straight line in that order. Or the moon at that time. The entire hemisphere of the moon receives sunlight and shines brightly.
Full moon (photo taken by Senior Researcher Jeon Young-beom of the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute on November 8, 2022)
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