Unmissable weekend with planets and stars: tonight March 8 we will admire the “Kiss” Luna-MarteWhile Tomorrow 9 March Venere-Vercurioto twilight. And it does not end here, because after a few hours they will reach a first peak the Virginids shooting stars. Time permitting, it will be all visible to the naked eyewe don’t miss it!
The “celestial kisses”
As the UAI explains, on the night of March 8 the moon will cross the constellation of the twins creating a quadrilateral with the planet Mars and the two main stars of the constellation, Castore and Pollux (on the map the Heaven of 8 March 2025 at about 20.00).
And the following evening, at the evening twilight of March 9, we will be able to admire the splendid mercury-vene conjunction, which will meet on the western horizon in the constellation of fish (on the map the Heaven of 9 March 2025 at about 19.00).
The falling stars
And it does not end here, because after a few hours they will reach a According to Picco the shooting stars Virginidiso we prepare many desires.
As the UAI, the complex of Virginids It is not a single swarm, but an articulated system of radiant that will produce several peaks: the first is expected Just the night between 10 and 11 Marchtherefore with discreet probability, time permitting, to capture some meteors Even the immediately previous evenings, with 3-4 per hour meteor, and will be followed by another scheduled for the night between 21 and 22 of this month, with about 5 meteors every hour.
The moderate speed of these meteors (30 km/s) makes them particularly appreciableallowing the eye to follow its trajectory in the constellation of the Virgin
Let’s keep ready for an unforgettable weekend!
Source: UAI
