Qatar information company

Doha, August 03 (QNA) – Folks within the State of Qatar and the Arab area are poised to witness the phenomenon of the star Antares (the Heart of the Scorpion) reaching its closest obvious level to the Moon twice this August.

They can, likewise, observe this celestial phenomenon throughout this era by gazing on the southern horizon after sundown, Qatar Calendar House (QCH) has reported.

Astronomy skilled at QCH, Dr. Bashir Marzouq, acknowledged that the star Antares will seem subsequent to the Moon for the primary time throughout August on the night of Monday, Aug. 4, 2025.

People in Qatar can take pleasure in beholding Antares and the Moon along with the bare eye, excessive on the southern horizon of Qatar’s sky after sundown on Monday, and till earlier than Antares units, Dr. Marzouq highlighted.

It is famous that the sundown time on Monday will likely be at 6:18 p.m., whereas Antares is anticipated to set at 12:19 a.m. native Doha time.

Dr. Marzouq additional elucidated that, as for the night of Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, the star will converge with the Moon for the second time throughout August, with an angular separation of roughly one diploma.

Folks in Qatar can take pleasure in gazing at Antares and the Moon along with the bare eye excessive on the southwestern horizon of Qatar’s sky from sundown on Sunday at 5:55 p.m., whereas Antares is anticipated to set at 10:33 p.m. native Doha time, he continued.

Overall, Marzouq highlighted that the very significance of those celestial phenomena lies in the truth that it’s a good alternative to make sure the accuracy of the astronomical calculations used to find out the orbits of planets, stars, and the Moon, along with the chance to take pleasure in beholding and photographing the Moon and the star Antares collectively at their closest level within the sky.

  These celestial phenomena, he stated, function a information for astronomy fanatics and people excited about figuring out the celestial our bodies they observe in Qatar’s skies. (QNA)