These are 4 Astronomical Phenomena Throughout April 2022, There are Full Moons to Meteor Showers

Writer: Arif Budianto

KONTAN.CO.ID – This is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs throughout April 2022. Starting from the conjunction of planets that occurred last April 4-5, the Full Moon or Full Moon in mid-April, to meteor showers.

Did you know, there are several astronomical phenomena that will occur throughout the month of April 2022. In fact, some of them have already occurred, such as the Mars-Saturn conjunction which will take place from April 4 to 5, 2022.

There are also several other astronomical phenomena that you can witness throughout this month.

Quoted from ScienceTimes, at least there are some astronomical phenomena that occur in April 2022. Check out the list below.

1. Mars-Saturn conjunction (4 – 5 April)

The planets Saturn and Mars will be seen close together on Monday morning, April 4 and Tuesday, April 5, about an hour before local time.

Both are visible to the right of Venus, one of the brightest planets in the sky before sunrise.

2. Full Moon or Full Moon (16 April)

The full moon will fall on April 16-16 at night. Interesting facts about the full moon that occurred in April has another name, you know.

according to Space.comFull Pink Moon is the name given to the full moon in April.

Also Read: NASA reveals the impact of solar flare explosions, one of which interferes with radio signals

3. Meteor Shower (April 22)

Meteor showers are one of the most famous astronomical phenomena. For those of you who may miss seeing a meteor shower that crosses the night sky, this will happen towards the end of April.

according to InverseThe Lyrid meteor shower will peak on Thursday (April 21) evening April and Friday (April 22) in the morning. Reportedly this is a regular meteor shower, with 15 to 20 meteors per hour.

However, what caught the eye was the first of its kind since the Quadrantid meteor shower since January 2.

4. Blue Moon or Blue Moon (April 30)

The moon seems to be an astronomical phenomenon that is often seen throughout April 2022.

Its name is Bule Moon or Blue Moon which refers to the second full moon in a calendar month. According to Alamanacthe second full moon in April also has another name, namely the Black Moon.

Also Read: Get to know the celestial bodies that surround the planet, there are two types, namely natural and artificial

Those are some astronomical phenomena that occur throughout April 2022. Which one are you waiting for? Meteor shower or full moon?

Most of these astronomical phenomena can be witnessed easily, even without optical aids such as telescopes.