#268 [When is the next?!] Phantom Astronomical Phenomenon
This time, we get excited about a phantom astronomical phenomenon that you might only see once in a lifetime.
Blue Moon is brought up as a super rare phenomenon.
They cheerfully talk about a Blue Moon, where a full moon appears twice in a month, and a rare event this year where the Minimum Moon—which looked the smallest—overlapped with the Blue Moon. It is surprising that both the Minimum Moon and the Blue Moon combined!
The conversation expands to solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, and planetary alignments.
Solar and lunar eclipses can only be seen a limited number of times in Japan, so the rarity of traveling the world to see them is discussed, along with a detailed introduction of eclipse schedules like Hokkaido in 2030 and Hokuriku/Northern Kanto in 2035. Furthermore, they touch upon planetary transits and Venus cycles, mentioning that the next transit of Venus will be on December 10, 2117.
It makes you look forward to the next astronomical show.
Along the way, they get excited about the overwhelming number of shooting stars in the Leonid meteor shower, thrilling listeners with episodes of how thousands of shooting stars per hour could be seen in the past. As you ponder future astronomical phenomena, please be sure to listen to the main episode for more detailed stories.
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