On Sunday, February 9, a date of two space objects took place in the evening sky. At 21:40 in Kyiv Mars (-0.8m) and the moon (92%) were 0.4 ° from each other.

This bright tandem can be placed in one field of vision of binoculars or a small telescope. However, these two objects are so bright that they were perfectly visible and the naked eye above the southern horizon in the constellation of Gemini, writes Space. Com.

Two days later, the moon will be complete, so its current brightness has become a wonderful guide to see Mars in the night sky last night.

For orientation, astronomers also advised to look for the constellation of the Gemini, within which Astrovchi took place. Castor and Pollux, two stars, in honor of which the constellations are named, shone to the left of the moon and Mars.

The conditions for observations were favorable for Ukraine and all of Europe, because the sky was almost cloudless. According to astronomers, you could watch the couple in the evening four in the morning.

It is interesting that in some corners of the earth, Mars actually disappeared behind the moon before reappears on the other side. This one is called the "

According to the astronomers, due to the fact that the moon is very close to the ground in relation to Mars, only certain parts of the world were able to observe complete overstrown. According to In-The-Sky. Org, "

Although, in fact, the moon did not meet at all, it is an illusion that is created from the Earth, scientists say. The distance between these celestial objects is 109 million km.