Dr. Jad Al-Qadi, head of the Institute of Astronomical and Geophysical Research, revealed the details of the phenomenon of the conjunction of the moon with Mars this year, explaining that it is an optical phenomenon.
Phenomenon details
Al-Qadi explained, during a phone call to the “Good Morning Egypt” program broadcast on Channel One, today, Thursday, that we see in the phenomenon two celestial bodies on one straight line, although the distances between them may be estimated at thousands or millions of kilometers, such as the distance between the moon and Mars, and it is a phenomenon that is not unique, but it is. Recurring more than once throughout the year.
The importance of the phenomenon
He pointed out that the phenomenon of the conjunction of the moon with the planet Mars is beautiful for amateur astronomers, especially since there is a lot of information that is transmitted about the planet Mars, and that astronomical phenomena confirm the astronomical calculations of astronomers, as there is confusion in some Arab months such as the relationship of seeing the crescent with fasting, but Astronomical phenomena contribute to checking astronomical calculations.