It’s hard to believe that we’ve entered the 9th month of 2023. Hopefully our resolutions so far have gone well.
To make your month of June even more interesting, IDN Times has put together various celestial phenomena that you can witness. Ready to color the night sky, here are some sky phenomena for September 2023. Come on, get your telescope ready!
1. The Aurigid meteor shower on September 1
meteor shower illustration (pexels.com/Raman deep)
Even though it might not be as beautiful as what happened in August, the meteor shower will return in September 2023. Reported Space Tourism Guidethere will be the peak of the Aurigid meteor shower on September 1, 2023.
The Aurigid meteor shower is included in the category of minor or minor meteor showers. Its maximum speed (ZHR) is only about six meteors per hour. Therefore, you have to be extra observant to enjoy this meteor shower.
The moon will reportedly be 92 percent illuminated and this might make it difficult to see this phenomenon.
2. Jupiter-Moon conjunction on September 4-5
illustration of Jupiter (unsplash.com/Planet Volumes)
This is a phenomenon where the Moon and Jupiter appear to be together or close together by observers on Earth. Reported by page National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), this conjugation will occur on September 4-5.
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The initial appearance will occur in the East direction at 22.15 WIB and the final appearance will occur in the Northwest direction on September 5 at 05.45. You may need some tools to enjoy this phenomenon.
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3. Neptune’s occultation peaks on September 28
illustration of Neptune (unsplash.com/@nasa)
Apart from conjugation, there will also be a planetary occultation phenomenon in September 2023. According to BRIN, in September there will be an occultation of Neptune on September 1 and September 28.
Occultation refers to celestial objects that are closer to Earth blocking celestial objects that are farther away from Earth. A celestial object that blocks other celestial objects will have a wider angular width than the celestial object that is being blocked.
Those are 3 celestial phenomena in September 2023 that you can watch. This phenomenon is suitable for you who like astrophotography.
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2023-08-31 22:10:00
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