February 3rd lunar occultations visible in some areas of Xinjiang Saturn.

<P> Astronomical Society of Jiangsu Province, according to informed, February 3 will be staged scene of the early morning sky and the astronomical lunar occultations of Saturn's landscape is only part of Xinjiang in China can see the occultation of the whole process, including Urumqi, Yining, Hami, Kashi .observation areas with better conditions. .In China, most areas can not be observed due to the timing of the occultation of the heavens. .</ P> <P> According to the Deputy Secretary-General Yan Jiarong introduced occultation month, is a similar special with the eclipse of the heavens. .The moon moves across the sky each month a week, half a degree eastward per hour more than the equivalent diameter of the moon's perspective. .The moon will be moving often cover up the star or planet, a phenomenon known as occultation month. .May occultation observations can determine the geographic coordinates of the observer to study the binary, the location determination of solar parallax and the moon, are amateur astronomers interested in observing one of the items. .Occultation and eclipse on the same place in different time and place is not the same. .</ P> <P> in this year's "Moon Occultation," Sky, the most interesting is the cover of this month a Saturn. .Imagine wearing a "hat" (aura) and gradually disappearing in a beautiful full moon of Saturn after he is gradually exposed from behind the moon, how interesting. .If you just want to generally look at the process of lunar occultations of Saturn, observed with the naked eye or binoculars can be. .But to see the beautiful rings of Saturn, then at least 8 centimeters in diameter, more than 40 times magnification binoculars. .If you plan a more detailed observations, recommend the use of diameter 10 cm, 50 to 100 times magnification telescope. .</ P> <P> in Urumqi, the beginning of lunar occultations of Saturn's cover time (The following are Beijing time) to 7:55, time to cover the final 08:52, and in the beginning of time to cover Kashgar 8:02, cover the end .time was 08:58, time for the beginning of Yining's cover 7:53, cover the final hours of 8:52, the beginning of Hamilton's time of 07:56 cover, cover the end time of 08:52. .</ P> </ p>.