المملكة: The sky of Jeddah witnesses a visible transit of the International Space Station at dawn on Friday
At dawn on Friday, March 6, the sky of the city of Jeddah will witness an exceptional transit of the International Space Station that will last for six minutes, as it will appear as an extremely bright dot visible to the naked eye, presenting an astronomical spectacle that embodies the splendor of orbits.
Engineer Majid Abu Zahra, President of Planet Earth at a tremendous speed of approximately 27,600 kilometers per hour, and at an altitude ranging between 400 and 420 kilometers.
The inclination of the station’s orbit at about 51.6 degrees allows it to repeatedly pass over medium latitudes such as Jeddah, giving observers the opportunity to follow it in the form of a successive series of days before it changes its path.
The end of this transit is characterized by a remarkable astronomical phenomenon, as the station appears to suddenly turn off despite its remaining presence. Above the horizon, as a result of its direct entry into the cone of the Earth’s shadow separating the illuminated area.
The president of the association advised astronomical photography enthusiasts to choose open locations, and to use fixed tripods with exposure between 10 and 30 seconds and wide lenses, to document the station’s path as a straight line of light decorating the center of the sky.
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