2023-08-10 00:30:00
Mahmoud Ragheb wrote Thursday, August 10, 2023 03:30 AM Today, Thursday, August 10, the globe will witness the arrival of the planet Mercury to its maximum eastern elongation from the sun, which is 27.4 degrees. This time is the best time to watch and photograph Mercury, because it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the western sky immediately following sunset until it sets quickly at approximately 20:50 pm. Dr. Ashraf Tadros, Professor of Astronomy at the National Institute for Astronomical Research, had revealed that the constellations that can be seen during the month of August towards the north (the Great Bear / the Great Dipper), and (Scorpio) and (the bow / tea pot) in the south. The professor of astronomy at the National Institute for Astronomical Research added that the famous Orion group begins at sunrise at 4:00 in the morning at the beginning of the month, then at approximately 2:30 in the morning at the end of the month, and the summer triangle consisting of the three bright stars (the flying eagle / the bird – the falling eagle) appears. / Vega – the tail of the hen / Denb) to appear throughout the month of August when entering the night, and Mars and Mercury appear immediately following sunset for short periods, while Saturn and Jupiter shine with the progress of the night throughout the month of August.
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