Thanksgiving in the West is often considered a time for family and friends to gather together - and after the party is over, step out and watch the starry night sky.
The game of three planets
About 45 minutes after sunset, step out during the chilly sunset of November and look out to the south-southwest of the sky. There you will find three bright, in line planets.
Going from the bottom left to the top right, you will see the brilliant star Kim, followed by the muchunar star and finally the brilliant star Moc. From Kim sao to Moc sao, the entire path will stretch 37 degrees. your firm grasp is raised with the length of your arm measured at approximately 10 degrees, so when saying 37 degrees, it means about three and a half "hands-holding".
From sao Kim to sao Tho is about 20 degrees - "two hands" - while from sao Tho to sao Moc is 17 degrees, a little closer together.
To date, Star Kim is the brightest object in the evening sky of this year's Thanksgiving. Brilliant at the level of a star appearance of -4.6, Kim's star far surpassed its nearest competitor, Moc star, by more than 8 times and Tho star, by 132 times.
The Golden Star is incredibly bright because the clouds that are often hidden on its surface have a very high reflection; this planet is also much closer to Earth than Mars and Mars. In addition, the star Kim is 7 times closer to the Sun than Mars and 14 times closer to the Sun than Saturday, so it receives more sunlight to reflect.
Using lunar glasses, you will see that Kim is like a wide Shark, lighted at 32%. Let's observe quickly, because after 6:45 p.m., Kim's star will be too low compared to the south-southwest horizon to provide a stable image.
Mars is not as bright as Kim's, which does not mean its beauty is blurred. In fact, among the 21 brightest stars in the sky, Mars is ranked 12th along with Mars. Meanwhile, star Nguu Lang is the brightest star in the Milky Way.
Any satellite Galaxy that exages at least 30 times will display the famous belt system of saturn. The bright spot we see is satyrs 1.54 billion km from Earth. If traveling at a speed of 105km/h, it will take about 614,000 days or 1,680 years to get there.
The star will remain visible until around 8:45 p.m. and then return to the earth.
Finally, Mars, through the Galaxy, shows a full disc with a slightly larger size than the Golden Star. All four of Mars' major satellites that Galileo discovered in 1610, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, will be easily seen. The three satellites will line up to one side of the giant planet: The farthest from Mars will be Callisto, then to Ganymede, while Io will be closest to Mars. Meanwhile, Europa will stand alone on the other side of Mars.
Mars will remain in view until about 10pm.
International Space Station (ISS)
The largest man-made object currently circulating around the Earth will fly over the northern border of the United States on Thanksgiving. The ISS appears as a very bright, sparkling "star" in white and yellow, moving steadily in the sky. Depending on its exact path, it can appear for a few minutes or more.
There are currently 7 people on the ISS, including 6 men and 1 woman; 2 are Russian astronauts and 1 is German astronaut of the European Space Agency, the rest are American astronauts.
