Astronomers revealed the most important astronomical phenomena and events and a reading in the sky of Cairo during the month of July 2022, as the summer triangle consisting of the three bright stars: Al-Tayr (the flying eagle) – Vega (the real eagle) – Deneb (the chicken tail) continues to appear throughout the month of July when entering Night until dawn.
The five planets (Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn) continue to appear at dawn before sunrise, but Mercury will leave the scene after the first week of July, with the four planets continuing to appear at dawn until the end of the month.
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July 10, “Moon and Antarius”, where the moon is paired with the bright star Antarius (Heart of Scorpio – red in color) located in Scorpio, where we see them next to each other in the sky at nightfall until they set at 2:00 in the morning of the next day..
July 13 – Full Moon (Badr Dhul-Hijjah).
Where the moon appears to us as if it were a full moon in the period from July 12 to 14, where the naked eye cannot distinguish the rotation of the entire moon disk during this period without devices, and the height of the full moon will be on July 13, God willing, when the moon disk is complete and its brightness reaches 99.5%.. This full moon is known to American tribes as the Thunder Moon.. It is the second giant moon among the three giant moons for this year, as the moon is in the perigee region in its orbit around the Earth, which is the area close to the Earth, so its size appears slightly larger by about 14% and is more It is about 30% brighter than usual.. The time of the full moon is the best time of the month to observe the terrain, volcanic craters and meteorite craters on the moon’s surface using binoculars and small telescopes.
July 15 “Conjunction of Moon and Saturn”
The moon is associated with Saturn on this day, as we see them next to each other in the sky at sunrise at 9:00 pm and remain in the sky until the next morning.
July 19 “Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter”
The moon is conjunct with Jupiter on this day, as we see them next to each other in the sky at sunrise within 11:00 pm and remain in the sky until the next morning …
July 22-21 “Conjunction of the Moon, Mars and Uranus”
The moon is conjunct with Mars in these two days, as we see them next to each other in the sky when they rise at 1:00 after midnight. The moon is to the right of Mars on the 21st, and then to the left of Mars on July 22, when on this day it is also associated with the planet Mars. Uranus, but we cannot see it with the naked eye, as it needs a small telescope or magnifying glasses, and the scene remains visible in the sky until the next morning…
July 23 “Moon and Pleiades”
The moon is associated with the star crowd Al Thuraya (the Seven Sisters or Plaids) located in the constellation of Taurus, where this scene appears at about 1:00 after midnight and they remain in the sky until they disappear with the increase of the morning twilight light due to the rising of the sun..
July 27-26 “Conjunction of the Moon and Venus”
The moon is conjunct with Venus (the brightest planet in the solar system) in these two days, as we see them next to each other in the sky when they rise at 3:45 am .. Where the moon is above Venus on the 26th, then it is to the left of Venus on the 27th, and they remain in the sky until To disappear with the increase of the morning twilight light by the rising of the sun…
July 28 – New Moon (Muharram) The moon rises with the sun and sets with it on that day when its luminous face is facing the sun and the dark face or shadow is facing the earth, so the moon will not be visible in the sky all night on that day.. and this night is considered The best nights during the month, which are preferred by astronomers a lot, where faint celestial bodies such as galaxies, star clusters and stars of distant constellations are observed.
July 29-28 “Delta Aquarian meteor shower” It is a medium-intensity meteor shower with the number of meteors reaching 20 meteors per hour.. These meteors are produced due to the entry of the remnants of the debris of the two comets (Marsden and Kracht) into the Earth’s atmosphere from July 12 to August 23. Its climax is on the night of July 28 and dawn of July 29.. Seeing the delta aquifers meteors this year will be very good because of the new moon, which means a completely dark sky. The best conditions for watching meteor showers are from a completely dark place away from the city lights after midnight, provided the sky is clear and free of dust Clouds and meteors appear as if they were coming from the constellation Aquarius, but they can appear anywhere else in the sky.
July 29 “Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury”
The moon is associated with the planet Mercury on that day, where we see them next to each other in the sky after sunset, until it sets as well at 7:30 pm.
Astronomers reported that all observations of astronomical phenomena do not have any harm to human health or his daily activity on Earth, except for daytime phenomena such as the eclipse of the sun or the passage of Mercury or Venus in front of the sun’s disk, as looking at the sun with the naked eye generally harms the eye a lot, as for the rest of the phenomena The astronomical event occurs at night during the absence of the sun, and watching it is fun and is loved by amateurs to follow it and photograph it, provided that the air is clear and the sky is free of clouds, dust and water vapor.