二十四節気の「大雪」となり、庭は一気に冬の佇まい

　写真はハクモクレンが次第に落葉してる姿です。葉の長さが１０cmほどあり、一般の植物の中でも大きな葉です。３月下旬になると人間社会では職場や学校において親しかった人との別れの季節です。ハクモクレンは、この寂しさを象徴するかの如く涙のような花を咲かせます。葉は今日・明日中に丸坊主になるでしょう。

　いよいよ大陸の寒気が南下し、群馬県でも谷川岳など北部の山岳地帯では降雪の季節です。以前に、長女が１０才の頃、私と二人で天神平経由で谷川岳山頂に登りましたが、覚えているでしょうか。一方、それとは別の日に、３才ほどの次女も一緒に３人で、谷川岳の一ノ倉沢を上空から眺める遊覧飛行のヘリコプターに乗りましたが、果たして覚えているでしょうか。二家族とも年末年始を我が家で過ごすので、一杯戴きながら訊いてみましょう。

　ところで、今日１２月７日は二十四節気の一つ「大雪」です。宇宙空間に浮いてる私たちの地球は、現在、公転軌道上のどの辺を周遊しているでしょうか。

　その答えは、深夜に南の星座を見れば分かります。現在、日本列島上空は巨大な「冬のダイアモンド」に覆われてます。その右端に一等星「アルデバラン」が輝いていますから、私たちは現在、黄道十二星座の一つ「牡牛座」の方向に来ています。今後、地球は１月１日に最も明るい「シリウス」の方向を通過し、やはり黄道十二星座の一つ「ふたご座」の方向へ進み、日本では真冬の季節になります。今年もあと２５日のみ。皆様、充実する一日一日を過ごしましょう。

Dear my overseas friends who like both of nature and great music

　The simultaneous interpretation for your understanding will be done after breakfast in Japan time.

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　The photo shows a white magnolia tree which is gradually losing its leaves. The leaves are about 10 cm long, which is large in a general plant. Late March is the season for human society to say goodbye to loved ones at company or school. The white magnolia tree blooms with tear-like white flowers as if to symbolize this loneliness. The leaves will be completely bald by today or tomorrow.

　The cold atmospheric air from the Asian continent has finally moved south, and it is now the season of snowfall in the northern mountainous areas of our Gumma Prefecture, including Mt. Tanigawa. Does she remember that when my eldest daughter was 10 years old, she and I climbed to the top of Mt. Tanigawa via Tenjindaira? On the other hand, on a different day, my second daughter, who was about 3 years old, we took a helicopter scenic flight to look down at the perpendicular cliff of Ichinokurasawa which is one of the peaks of Mt. Tanigawa. Does she remember? Both families will be spending the New Year holidays at my home, so I will ask them over a drink.

　Not change the subject, but today, December 7th, is one of the 24 solar terms "Taisetsu" which literally means deep snow in Japan. What on earth, currently, where on the orbit is our Earth floating in space?

　The answer can be found by looking at the southern constellations midnight. Currently, the sky above the Japanese archipelago is covered in a huge "Winter Diamond." The first-magnitude star Aldebaran shines to the right of it, That is meaning that we are currently in the direction of Taurus, one of the twelve zodiacal constellations. In the future, the Earth will pass in the direction of the brightest star, Sirius, on January 1st, then it moves in the direction of Gemini, also one of the twelve zodiacal constellations, which is ushering in mid-winter in Japan. There are only 25 days left this year. Let's live our days to the fullest.

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地球は今どの辺を公転しているか。

　宇宙空間に浮いてる地球は太陽の周囲を約３６５．４日かけて反時計回りに公転してます。ところで「地球は、現在、公転軌道上のどこに差し掛かっているでしょうか。」

　これについては、季節と地球の公転上の位置は、毎年、決まってます。例えば、七夕の頃には織姫星【琴座のベガ】と彦星【わし座のアルタイル】が頭上に見えることから、八月上旬、地球は有名な白鳥座を含む「夏の大三角」の方向に来てます。

　では、５月下旬となり「小満」の季節である現在、地球は公転軌道上の、どの辺を進んでいるでしょう。つまり「私たちは今、一体、宇宙のどこに居るか」を知ることになります。

　このためには「太陽と正反対の位置にある黄道十二星座」の方角を調べることになります。ですから「深夜０時に真南を見れば」分かります。宇宙には目印となるものは星座以外にありません。惑星は公転周期がそれぞれ異なり、季節と一致しません。

　現在、黄道十二星座の中でも、図の如く、尾をくねらせたユニークな形の「さそり座」が午前０時に真南にあり、恰も、地球を睨んでいるかの如く輝いてます。実は、一等星「アンタレス」が橙色して「さそり」の首の位置にあるので確認は簡単です。

　ところで、このアンタレスの近くに、同じく「橙色した火星」が、時折、接近することがあります。接近する理由はどちらも黄道近くにあるからです。このため、アンタレスという名はギリシャ語で「火星に対抗する」という意味です。結論として、現在、地球は黄道十二星座の「さそり座」の方向で公転しています。

Dear my friends abroad

　The simultaneous interpretation for your understanding will be after my breakfast in Japan time.

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　The Earth, floating in universe, revolves counterclockwise around the sun by 365.4 days. By the way, "Where is the Earth currently in its orbit?"

　Regarding this matter, the seasons and the position of the Earth's revolution are decided every year. For example, around the Vega festival named Tanabata in our tongue , Orihime star [Vega in Lyra constellation] and Hikoboshi [Altair in Aquila] can be seen overhead in Japan, so in early August the Earth is in the direction of the "Summer Triangle" that includes the famous constellation Cygnus.

　Now, it's late May, the season of "Shoman", "Which side of the earth's orbit is the Earth proceeding? In other words, we will know where we are in the universe right now.

　To know this problem, we need to find out the direction of the "zodiacal constellation that are exactly opposite to the sun." Therefore, you can know by looking due south at midnight. There are no landmarks in the universe other than constellations. Planets have different orbital periods and do not coincide with the seasons.

　Currently, among the zodiac constellations, "Scorpio", which has a unique shape with a twisting tail, is located due south at midnight, shining brightly as if glaring at our earth. In fact, it is easy for us to confirm because the first-magnitude star "Antares" is orange and located at the neck of the "scorpion".

　By the way, "orange Mars" also approaches Antares from time to time. The reason they are so close is because they are both near the ecliptic. Therefore, the name Antares, which means "opposed to Mars in Greek." In conclusion, the Earth that carries us is currently orbiting in the direction of the zodiacal constellation Scorpio.

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