News from Yemen Followers and lovers of astronomical phenomena have been on a date with successive and exciting events, recently.
According to the Astronomical Society in Jeddah, in the past 30 days, many astronomical phenomena have been observed in the sky of the Kingdom.
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in the next report; We review 7 astronomical phenomena that were monitored in the skies of Saudi Arabia and the Arab world, according to the “Jeddah Astronomy”.
Comet on the northern horizon
Today, Saturday, the account of the Astronomical Society in Jeddah tweeted, announcing that the comet (C / 2022 E3) ZTF had reached the limits of visibility with the naked eye.
The comet will be observed this evening in the skies of Saudi Arabia and the Arab world, from a dark site and not from within cities all night, as it is found near the stars of the Lesser Bear on the northern horizon.
Comet (C / 2022 E3) ZTF has reached the limits of visibility with the naked eye and can be observed this evening, Saturday, January 28, 2023, in the sky of Saudi Arabia and the Arab world, from a dark location, not from inside cities all night, as it is found near the stars of the Lesser Bear on the northern horizon, and it is preferable to use binoculars or small telescope pic.twitter.com/mVAtOc2pzi
– The Astronomical Society in Jeddah (@JASsociety) January 28, 2023
Alignment of the moon and 3 planets
Yesterday, Friday, the Astronomical Society announced that the moon, then the planets Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn, respectively, aligned towards the southwestern horizon, in a phenomenon that can be seen with the naked eye in the sky of the Arab world.
The end of the monthly moon trip
At dawn on Friday, January 20, the association announced the end of the monthly moon trip near the bright planets.
The crescent of the moon was towards the southeastern horizon in the sky of Saudi Arabia and the Arab world.
After the orange moon .. “Astronomical # Jeddah” announces the first solar flare in 2023 //t.co/vaccpj6SU1 # today
– Today newspaper (@alyaum) January 7, 2023
Conjunction of the Moon with the star Heart of Scorpio
Two days earlier, the association said, it was observed in the sky of Saudi Arabia and the Arab world at dawn on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, before sunrise, the conjunction of the moon with the star Antares, towards the southeastern horizon in a visible scene with the naked eye.
The moon in conjunction with the defenseless star Asmak
On Saturday, January 14, 2023, the moon appeared in the last quarter phase of the month of Jumada al-Akhira in the sky of Saudi Arabia and the Arab world, after midnight.
The moon was associated with the defenseless star Sammak, in a phenomenon visible to the naked eye.
In the sky # Saudi Arabia .. “Astronomical # Jeddah” announces the date of the appearance of the “# Orange Moon” //t.co/bEnuqDTzzi# Today pic.twitter.com/DeHGuh40uG
– Today newspaper (@alyaum) January 6, 2023
orange moon
The astronomical society in Jeddah had announced that it had observed in the sky of Saudi Arabia and the Arab world on Friday evening, January 6, the full moon for the month of Jumada al-Akhira, which is the first full moon in the winter season and the first in the year 2023.
The association said, via Twitter, that the moon will appear above the north-northeast horizon with sunset.
The association explained that it can be red or orange in color due to dust, smoke and pollutants in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Why are countries racing to travel to the #moon in 2023.. What is the goal and what is there? //t.co/6z9rvwADlQ #today
– Today newspaper (@alyaum) January 9, 2023
Mercury and Venus conjunction
Finally, the association had announced the observation of an astronomical phenomenon seen with the naked eye, on the last Thursday evening of December, in the farewell to the year 2022, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
And she said, that after sunset, the conjunction between the two planets Mercury and Venus occurred in a direction in the southwest, as it will separate them 1.2 degrees from each other, and they will not be close to this distance again until 2024.
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