For many non-astronomy enthusiasts, they know very little about meteor showers, but when they learn about meteor showers from the news, they will be very interested in stargazing.
After the news was broadcast, there was a wave of inquiries on the Internet about where to observe the meteor shower.
Xingzhou Island released a notice that there will be a live broadcast of stargazing, inviting all netizens who have not been to Xingzhou Island to watch the live broadcast together.
Many netizens who have been to Xingzhou Island know that the stargazing effect on the island is indeed better than in the city, because there is less light pollution and thin clouds. Therefore, after the starry night pictures they took on the island were seen by astronomy enthusiasts, many astronomy enthusiasts in the oil market chose to go to Xingzhou Island to observe this meteor shower.
In fact, the meteor shower lasts for a long time. It is predicted that it will start at around 11 o'clock tonight, which means one or two hours before the radiation point of the meteor shower can be observed in Taiwan.
The time when the radiation point can be observed to rise in the northernmost part of the country is after midnight, but before that, some places can already observe meteor showers.
When the radiation point rises to the highest point, the number of meteors that can be observed will reach a maximum value, and then it will gradually decrease.
The whole process will last for several hours.
Generally speaking, the number of meteors that can be observed in the south is relatively small, but astronomy enthusiasts will not give up any observation opportunity. So that afternoon, many astronomy enthusiasts carried cameras to Xingzhou Island and set up cameras to record.
In the evening, Li Yaolin met Editor-in-Chief Shen, Shen Sili and her daughter, and Shen Sili's boyfriend on the island.
Li Yaolin was quite surprised to meet them again. She asked with a smile, "Is Editor-in-Chief Shen here for vacation?"
Editor-in-Chief Shen also replied with a smile, "Whether it is vacation or business, that depends on Mr. Li."
Shen Sili's boyfriend didn't know what they were talking about. Shen Sili rolled her eyes and said, "My dad once did an exclusive interview for Xingzhou Island, you know?"
Her boyfriend nodded and said, "I've read those two issues of the magazine."
"If the island owner is willing to let my dad do an exclusive interview again, then my dad's visit this time will be considered a business trip. If the island owner is not willing, then we are purely here for tourism."
Her boyfriend understood, paused, and said, "But didn't Uncle Shen originally plan to come here to collect materials?"
Shen Sili felt that her boyfriend's past smartness was gone.
It is hard to say who made whom successful between Xingzhou Island and the magazine "Departure·Our Journey" that Chief Editor Shen is in charge of. At the beginning, it is more appropriate to say that they made each other successful. However, as Xingzhou Island became more and more popular and well-known, more and more articles about Xingzhou Island were submitted to the magazine, and the sales of the magazine were getting better and better every month.
Gradually, the leaders of the magazine also discovered business opportunities and asked the editors to choose more articles related to Xingzhou Island. However, many of the contents were stereotyped - it did not mean that the development of Xingzhou Island remained unchanged, but that the content of the contributors was very similar, and there were no fresh views and entry points.
Chief Editor Shen was very troubled by this and decided to visit Xingzhou Island again, hoping to discover more highlights of Xingzhou Island and change the focus of the contributors.
Just after returning home from the New Year's Day, he learned from Shen Sili that she was going to Xingzhou Island with her boyfriend to observe the meteor shower. With the intention of collecting materials and investigating her character, he followed her. Upon hearing this
, Li Yaolin smiled and said, "We have the answers to the questions that Editor-in-Chief Shen wants to ask in our showroom. If you can't find the answers in the showroom, then the answers to this question are the secrets of our island."
Knowing that Li Yaolin was politely refusing the interview, Editor-in-Chief Shen was not disappointed. He knew the personality of the island owner, so he never forced it.
"That's a pity. I've been to the display room, and I thought it would be even better if I had the opportunity to learn about the work of the reserve."
Speaking of the reserve, Shen Sili spoke very positively: "I signed up for the dugong naming event, when can I get the result?"
Li Yaolin said: "From the preliminary selection to the selection, it will take at least half a month!"
Although the naming event is jointly organized by Xingzhou Island and the reserve, whether the netizens' names can be selected depends mainly on the screening results of the management station, and Li Yaolin does not care about this. And according to the length of their process, half a month is considered fast.
She said to Editor-in-Chief Shen: "If Editor-in-Chief Shen wants to interview the management station of the protected area, I can help introduce it. I can't guarantee whether the management station will accept the interview."
Editor-in-Chief Shen was surprised and said: "It's a great help to be able to help introduce it. Thank you, Mr. Li!"
Once he started to get involved in work, Editor-in-Chief Shen had no time to care about Shen Sili and her boyfriend. Seeing him leave, the young couple finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Yaolin said to Shen Sili, "We can observe a meteor shower tonight. If you are interested, you can pay attention to it!"
Shen Sili smiled and said, "We came here just to observe the meteor shower. My boyfriend was the vice president of the Astronomy Club of Youshi University. Although he has graduated, the Astronomy Club organized this meteor shower observation activity. The younger students knew that he had a good camera, so they asked him to borrow the camera and invited him to come along."
Her boyfriend was not convinced, "It is obvious that I have more knowledge in astronomy and they need my guidance. It's not because I have an astronomical modification machine."
Shen Sili said, "Can you please know a little bit about AC?"
Seeing the young couple start to quarrel, Li Yaolin didn't plan to stay here and be a light bulb.
After dinner and a shower, she was pulled to the observatory by her sisters who were excited about stargazing.
The observatory was crowded at the moment, and the number of tourists at the Sun Viewing Platform and the Mermaid Square was not much less. Li Yaolin said, "In fact, the trend can be observed in any corner of Xingzhou Island. There is no need for us to gather together."
They listened to the advice and had a full meal. They finally chose the rooftop of the office building. Only employees are allowed to go up here, so it is quieter.
However, the live broadcast of Xingzhou Island is also carried out here. When they came up, the employee in charge of this live broadcast thought that the island owner came to inspect their work, and immediately became nervous.
Unexpectedly, their island owner and their boss spread out a camping mat, poured out a bunch of snacks from the bag, and called them: "Come and eat something if you are tired!"
Employee: "..."
It seems... not worth being surprised, because the island owner is such an approachable person?
Suddenly, a bright, golden and red meteor streaked across the sky from the northeast. Its speed was not particularly fast, at least the naked eye could capture its trajectory.
The employee came to his senses and was busy explaining the live broadcast to the audience:
"This meteor shower comes from the Quadrantids. Its radiation point is near the Quadrantids. We cannot observe the radiation point here. The observation effect is better in the north...
"A meteor shower does not mean that many meteors appear at once. For example, for the Quadrantid meteor shower this time, based on the current position of the radiant point, the frequency of meteors that can be observed is about one every few minutes or even ten minutes.
"If it is at the zenith... to use a less professional but popular term, the radiant point appears overhead. The maximum value of meteors that can be observed from this angle can reach 120 per hour, and there should be more than 200 meteors recorded in history.
"Of course, meteor shower predictions are full of uncertainty. The observatory predicts that there will be a meteor shower, but it is not observed for various reasons. Even astronomers dare not guarantee it..."①
Just when netizens thought that it would take a long time before they could see the second meteor, several bright meteors flashed across the sky one after another.
Live broadcast staff: "?"
This, this is a slap in the face!
After that, the frequency of meteors appeared more and more.
Every time a meteor passed by, netizens became more excited and could no longer remain calm.
What radiation point, what zenith, what maximum value, go to hell, they don't need to understand, they only know that they are about to see a grand and romantic meteor shower spectacle!
"Make a wish, make a wish quickly!" Lin Qitong nudged Li Yaolin and Zheng Xuan with her elbow and began to make a wish in the direction of the shooting star.
Although the legend that "make a wish to a shooting star and it will come true" has no scientific basis and is believed by fewer and fewer people in the modern era of increasingly advanced science and technology, it is a custom that carries people's good wishes and gives their hearts something to rest, so there are still many people who make wishes and pray while believing in science.
After making a wish, Lin Qitong asked curiously: "What wishes did you make? I hope that I can negotiate once in the new year..." She realized something and stopped talking abruptly, saying, "Negotiate with my boss for a raise."
Zheng Xuan knew what she hadn't said yet, and looked at her meaningfully and said, "Your boss is right next to you. If you want a raise, wouldn't it be better to make a wish to her directly than to wish on a shooting star?"
Lin Qitong: "..."
Li Yaolin: "..."
Lin Qitong's eyes Looking at Li Yaolin brightly: "Boss, are you considering a raise?"
Li Yaolin nodded: "Last year's performance was good, it is indeed time for a raise."
When it comes to a raise, Lin Qitong is excited: "Yeah~ Brother Xuan, tell me what your wish is?"
Zheng Xuan smiled and said: "My wish is that in the new year, I can have more creative inspiration and let our cultural and creative products sell well."
It was Li Yaolin's turn, and she said without thinking: "I hope I can get rich!"
"We thought you would wish for Xingzhou Island to develop better and better."
"I can get rich, which means Xingzhou Island is developing well!"
"You speak like a local tycoon."
...
While they were joking, the tourists on Xingzhou Island were in a state of extreme shock and excitement, because the meteors they observed were bright and clear, and even if they were photographed with a mobile phone, the effect presented was very beautiful and people couldn't take their eyes off.
Netizens who didn't see such observation effects: "..."
It's fake, their cities in the Mesopotamian Basin don't have such obvious effects, and Xingzhou Island, a place close to the tropics, can observe such frequent meteor showers?
Netizens habitually wanted to find faults, and suddenly remembered that the previous "Haizi" and "Haihuo" were also questioned as fake, but after that they appeared again and again, and no one could find evidence that Xingzhou Island was fake. This time they did not dare to act rashly, for fear of being slapped in the face again.
They did not dare to find faults easily, but astronomers can do that, right?
So they frantically tagged observatories and astronomical societies around the world, hoping that they could come forward to confirm that the live broadcast of Xingzhou Island was fake.
Adhering to the principle of "no investigation, no right to speak", the observatory did not dare to deny the observation situation of Xingzhou Island, because in addition to the official live broadcast of Xingzhou Island, there are many videos taken by tourists to prove that the observation effect of Xingzhou Island is indeed better than other places.
One person can fake it, but the possibility of hundreds or thousands of people collectively fake it is very low, because the more people fake it, the bigger the loophole. So far, they have watched so many videos and pictures, and have not been able to find any traces of special effects or photoshop.
Many netizens who have been to Xingzhou Island also said that the stars on Xingzhou Island are brighter than those elsewhere. Sometimes they see the stars on the island, but netizens on the other side can only see a night sky with nothing.
It is a consensus among many tourists that Xingzhou Island has a good stargazing effect. Therefore, the debate about the authenticity of this meteor shower observation video did not produce any results until the next day, but it further increased the popularity of Xingzhou Island.
Li Yaolin ignored the online debate, and Xingzhou Island did not cover the mouths of netizens to prevent them from questioning. However, the oil market news media used the pictures taken by one of the astronomy enthusiasts at the Xingzhou Island Sun Observatory. The official public account also used these pictures in the "Daily Picture" of the day, which was considered as a silent support for Xingzhou Island.
After this wave of meteor showers passed, Li Yaolin found that the "Meteor Shower" button in "Wonders" was gray, which means that it was still cooling down.
Anyway, it would be impossible to launch meteor showers again in a short time, so Li Yaolin asked the employees to shift the focus of their work back to "how to carry out Spring Festival service work."
This year's Spring Festival is relatively early, and January 31 is New Year's Eve. Many tourist attractions have already started preparing for the Spring Festival holiday after New Year's Day.
This long holiday will be the first Spring Festival holiday that Xingzhou Island has been preparing for since it opened for business. However, after the National Day holiday, the employees already have experience in how to carry out work.
The first is the issue of safety, which is what Li Yaolin has always emphasized.
She presided over several safety production meetings and established an emergency working group. She will personally be responsible for and direct the emergency work this time.
The second is to discuss whether to open more qualifications to enter the island.
This is mainly because Xingzhou Island, which has only been in operation for half a year, has delivered a brilliant performance, and the performance of Qianlai Travel has also improved significantly. The shareholders of Qianlai Travel hope to increase flights and increase the company's profits.
However, regarding the issue of the number of people entering and leaving Xingzhou Island, even if the shareholders of Qianlai Travel could unite and bypass Li Yaolin and increase flights without authorization, they would be helpless when Li Yaolin was unwilling to allow so many tourists to enter the island.
So they wanted to negotiate with Li Yaolin.
It happened that the management staff of Xingzhou Island thought that the hotel was about to be built, and although it might not be open for business during the Spring Festival, they had to think about the future. More than 300 rooms, plus holiday cabins and camping areas, could accommodate thousands of tourists. Many tourists enter and leave the island on the same day. If the number of people is not appropriately relaxed, the hotel's occupancy rate may not be very high in the future.
Finally, there are matters such as the Spring Festival activities and employee duty arrangements.
Li Yaolin: “…”
She hasn’t figured out a plan for the 30,000 overseas tourists yet, and there are so many tasks waiting to be dealt with. It seems that in the new year, she still won’t be able to live a wonderful life of making money just by lying down!
The author has something to say:
Island owner: I want to make money just by lying down.
Poseidon: You are dreaming.
——Instant
noodles’ geography performance, especially when it comes to astronomy, is very poor. I checked the information about meteor showers, but I didn’t fully understand it, so the text is all nonsense. Don’t take it seriously, don’t take it seriously, don’t take it seriously! Important words are said three times.
——Note
: ① The reference to the knowledge points related to the Quadrantids meteor shower is quoted from the Baidu entry “Quadrantids meteor shower”.
——This
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