Members of the International Space Station crew watched the play "Cyrano da Bergerac", presented by the Chekhov Art Theater in Moscow.
The special correspondent of the Russian "TASS" agency and the leader of the Russian cosmonaut team, Oleg Kononenko, reported that Konstantin Khabensky, artistic director of the Chekhov Theater, sent to the space station a recording of the play "Cyrano and Da Bergerac" with an English translation.
Oleg Kononenko said: “The entire crew watched on board the International Space Station with our foreign colleagues the play ‘Cyrano da Bergerac’ with the participation of the actors of the Chekhov Art Theater in Moscow. Konstantin Khabensky sent us a recording of the play with its translation into English. The presentation of the play was very exciting.” "There was great admiration and joy among our international team of spectators."
According to Kononenko, “The actors’ performances made it possible to create a special atmosphere on stage and in space.” He added, “The story has a deep meaning and its unexpected turns.” We were genuinely concerned about the characters and their decisions and mistakes, and we laughed and sympathized with them. The perfectly selected theater crew was able to create a special atmosphere on stage, in the theater hall and for us in space.” He added that the members of the International Space Station crew thanked the actors and theater director Konstantin Khabensky for the wonderful evening.
It is noteworthy that the artistic director of the Chekhov Art Theater handed the leader of the Russian astronaut team last July three velvet seagulls, as a symbol of the Chekhov Art Theater and an indicator of weightlessness.
It is noteworthy that "Cyrano da Bergerac" is a poetic comedy play written by the French poet and playwright Adamon Rostan (1897).
Distinctive astronomical phenomena will decorate the sky before the end of the year
The Moscow Planetarium Astronomical Center announced that residents of some regions of the Earth will be able to witness distinctive astronomical phenomena before the end of this year.
A statement issued by the center’s press service said: “Earth’s residents will be able to witness the Geminids and Ursids, in which meteors fall from the sky, next December.”
The statement added: “The phenomenon of Geminid meteors, or what are known as Geminids, in which meteors appear white and bright, and in many cases these meteors do not fly towards the Earth but rather pass near it, so the speed of these meteors is low, reaching about 25 km/h. This year it will reach It appears that their peak will occur between December 13 and 14, and it is expected that the number of meteors that can be seen every hour will reach 150.”
As for the Ursid phenomenon, the peak of its meteor showers, depending on the location, will be between December 21 and 22, and residents of some areas of the Earth will be able to see 10 falling meteors every hour.
The Planetarium Center explained that the Ursid meteors can only be observed by residents of the northern hemisphere, and they are similar to the Geminids meteors, but they are less bright, and their speed is about 32 km/hour.