2024-02-07 11:36:00
Written by Mahmoud Ragheb Wednesday, February 7, 2024 01:36 PM It is observed on the morning of Thursday, February 8, 2024 and shortly before sunrise Crescent The waning month of Rajab is to the right of the three rocky planets in our solar system, which are Venus, Mars, and Mercury, which will also be in alignment – for the observer – with the southeastern horizon. This conjunction will be better seen from the southern hemisphere of the Earth due to the higher tilt angle of the sun’s path.
The Jeddah Astronomical Society revealed in a report that the observer will need the eastern horizon to be completely exposed to see the planets, especially Mars and Mercury.
In general, for observers in the northern hemisphere, especially those at high latitudes, they will have difficulty seeing this event, given that the path of the sun is near the horizon at this time of the year, but they will be able to see Venus and the waning crescent moon, while Mars and Mercury will lose the glow of the morning twilight light. Rather, Mercury will be very close to the sun for observers in the northern hemisphere and cannot be seen easily.
For those living in the southern hemisphere, Venus will be like a piece of diamond adorning the sky. It is the highest and brightest rocky planet. Beneath Venus is the faint but clearly reddish planet Mars. The one closest to the horizon is faint Mercury. In addition, a subtle glow can be seen on the unlit part of the crescent moon. The moon is the result of sunlight reflecting off the Earth.
As always, monitoring must be done before sunrise, and you must never look at the sun directly with the naked eye. Do not look at the sun except using devices designated for viewing the sun, as there are a number of large active spots on its surface at the present time.
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