Dr. Jad Al-Qadi, Head of the Institute of Astronomical and Geophysical Research, spoke about the rare astronomical phenomenon, “the conjunction of the Moon with Mars.”
Al-Qadi confirmed, through a telephone interview on the Egyptian Channel 1, today, Thursday, that the phenomenon of conjugation is an optical phenomenon in which we see two or more celestial bodies on a straight line called conjugation with each other, although the distances between them may be thousands or millions of kilometers, such as the distance between the moon. And Mars.
Reason named conjunction
The head of the Institute of Astronomical and Geophysical Research added that it is the result of an object from them in a parallel orbit at the same time as the other object, so we see them, which is an apparent conjunction, but the distance between them is quite far, indicating that the conjunction of Mars with the moon gives the opportunity to complete the meteorological work that is carried out on it, both from ground telescopes and spacecraft. located on the surface of the moon.
Moon and Mars
He explained that “the presence of the Moon and Mars yesterday and today close to each other in the same straight line for the observer from the Earth led to the phenomenon of conjugation. Among the things that have been raised around him in the recent period and a large number of space programs and the discovery of the planet Mars and the presence of life on it and water suitable for human life or not, and one of the most recent space programs about it is the “Hope” probe from the UAE, and this matter increases interest in it and monitoring phenomena related to it. And the red color is distinctive for him, which gives him a media momentum and direction.
Astronomical calculations
He concluded the phenomenon of conjugation during an encounter with the sun, the illumination of the planet will be somewhat intense for the rest of the year, and the conjugation of the moon with Mars is a beautiful phenomenon for amateur astronomers, especially since there is a lot of information that is transmitted about Mars, and 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.