Doha – Arraya:
The Qatar Calendar House announced that the third brightest celestial body, the planet Venus, will meet the planet with wonderful rings, the planet Saturn, in the sky of the State of Qatar and the countries of the Arab region, this evening. where the angular distance between them will be approximately half an arc degree.
And d mentioned. Bashir Marzouk (astronomer expert at the Qatar Calendar House) that the residents of the countries of the Arab region, including the residents of the State of Qatar, will be able to see and monitor the planets Venus and Saturn together in the evening sky towards the western horizon with the naked eye or using astronomical devices after sunset tomorrow at 5:11 In the evening, Doha local time, and even before the sunset of Venus and Saturn in the sky of Qatar at 6:50 pm, Doha local time. The importance of this astronomical phenomenon lies in the fact that it is a good opportunity to see, monitor and photograph the planets Venus and Saturn together at the closest point on the sky page. In addition, it confirms the accuracy of astronomical calculations in calculating the orbits of the movement of celestial bodies, especially the movement of the planets of our solar system, which is a guide for astronomers in the State of Qatar. And the countries of the Arab region to get to know the celestial bodies that can be monitored and seen every night in the sky of the countries of the Arab region and the State of Qatar.
Dr. pointed out. Bashir Marzouk indicated that the phenomenon of conjunction between the planets of our solar system will occur seven times during the current year 2023 AD, and the next conjunction between Jupiter and Venus will occur on Thursday, March 2, by the will of God Almighty. It is worth noting that Saturn is a gas giant, in addition to being the second largest planet in our solar system. As its diameter is approximately 10 times the diameter of the Earth, and Saturn can be seen and monitored from the Earth’s surface with the naked eye as a bright object, but its rings can be seen by astronomical telescopes, while Venus is the second closest planet to the Sun.