Saint Petersburg 09/02/2024 09/08/2024. Astronomical Events

Saint Petersburg. Astronomical Events for 2—8 сентября 2024. Celestial calculations use the geolocation of Pulkovo observatory. Numeric mark in top right corner is an event rate on a logarithmic scale with the following reference values: 0 — event occurs once per ten thousand years, 1 — once per thousand years, 2 — once a century, 3 — once a decade, 4 — annually, 5 — monthly, 6 — weekly, 7 — daily. 0:00 New Moon 0:23 Mercury at greatest elongation west 0:42 Close approach of the Moon and Venus 1:01 The September ε-Perseids meteor shower begins 1:20 The Moon at apogee 1:39 Saturn at opposition 1:58 Saturn at perigee Credits • Sky visualization: • Celestial calculations: • Ephemerides: • Meteor shower data: • Star catalog: • Comet orbits: • Photo: Ben Gao • Music: — Ruminate Ben Gao | DC326 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License | The original image was cropped before using, also brightness and contrast were modified. Disclaimer: This video is for entertainment purposes only.