Some Arab countries witness an astronomical phenomenon that can be seen with the naked eye and reaches its peak in the first hours before sunrise on Saturday.
The Jeddah Astronomical Society announced in a tweet through its Twitter account that the Delta Delta meteor shower will peak in the sky of the Arab world on Saturday, July 30, 2022, hours before sunrise.
The head of the association, Majid Abu Zahra, expected the meteors to be at their best from around 03:00 AM, when the point of their radiation in the sky is towards the southern horizon, indicating that “the stream of meteors will continue until dawn.” Will have”.
The Delta Delta meteor shower will peak in the hours before sunrise on Saturday, July 30, 2022 in the sky of Saudi Arabia and the Arab world.
Its display is expected to begin at 03:00 AM with a speed of about 25 meteors per hour, but the actual number is left to direct observation with the observation of the southern horizon and will continue until dawn. pic.twitter.com/oZYUAXr9LL
– Jeddah Astronomy Society (@JASsociety) July 28, 2022
He added: The moon is in the crescent phase at the beginning of the month and sets early, which means that the sky becomes dark for meteors, provided that the observation is from a place far from city lights.
He explained that the human eye needs about 20 minutes to adapt to the darkness, and the observer should give himself at least an hour to see the meteor, and there is no need to use equipment because meteors can be seen with the naked eye.
Delta Aquarius is a medium-sized meteor and is active annually from July 12 to August 23, producing about 25 meteors per hour at its peak, according to the association.
According to the Saudi “Sabaq” website, the Delta meteor phenomenon will continue for several weeks after the peak, but at a slower speed, and will unite with the Perseid meteors, which makes the observation open during this period.
According to the Qatari newspaper “Al-Sharq”, earlier, Qatar announced that Delta Aquarius meteors will decorate the sky of this country from Friday evening to Saturday dawn.
Bashir Marzouq, an expert astrologer at the Qatar Calendar House, said: Delta Aquiolite meteors reach their peak on July 28 and 29 every year.
Meteor showers generally occur as a result of the Earth passing near dust grains and particles left over from comets as the Earth moves in its orbit around the Sun.
Source: Lebanon Debate
