المملكة: Jeddah Astronomy: The crescent of Jumada al-Awwal adorns the sky of the Arab world tonight
Central conjunction, which represents the moment of transition from one lunar month to another, occurred on Tuesday, October 21, at 3:25 p.m. Mecca time, which is the moment when the moon moves from the west of the sun to its east, announcing the beginning of a new lunar month.
He added that the moon will gradually move away from the glare of the sun over the coming days, making its vision clearer than last night, indicating that its height It will increase day after day as the illuminated part of it expands.
He explained that this period is a unique opportunity to observe the phenomenon of “Earth Light,” when the unilluminated part of the Moon appears illuminated with a beautiful dimness, as a result of the reflection of sunlight bouncing from the planet Earth toward the surface of the Moon. He said:
Leonardo da Vinci’s glow
“This phenomenon was known historically as Leonardo da Vinci’s glow, after the Italian scientist who was one of the first to describe it scientifically in the sixteenth century, and it can be seen with the naked eye or more clearly through a binocular in the first nights of the lunar month.”
The President of the Astronomical Society in Jeddah indicated that The Moon movestowards the east every day in its orbit around the Earth, which causes its position to constantly change, which makes it a wonderful celestial guide that can be used in determining the locations of stars and planets during the coming weeks.
Monitoring distant objects
Abu Zahra added that the absence of the bright moon early in the next few days will provide the best astronomical conditions for observing distant objects such as galaxies. And star clusters, where the sky appears darker and clearer, giving amateurs and those interested in astronomy a unique opportunity for photography and monitoring.
He concluded his statement by inviting the public to contemplate the beauty of the crescent and the greatness of the cosmic order, saying: “Let us seize the moment of contemplating the crescent to remember the beauty of creation and the precision of the heavenly order, and let us make its light a source of inspiration and hope for a bright future with goodness and blessings.”".
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