December 8.. Mars in opposition to the sun

The former head of the astronomy department bNational Institute for Astronomical Research And the geophysicist, Dr. Ashraf Tadros, that the sky witnesses the meeting of Mars with the sun on December 8th.

He added: ‘The red planet will be in its closest position to Earth on that day, as it is in the position of the rendezvous with the sun, which illuminates the entire face of Mars, so it will be brighter than any other time.’ year, and it’s the best time to see and photograph Mars, knowing that you will see the full moon.” Close to Mars even all night that day.”

He emphasized that all observations of astronomical events and phenomena do not do any harm to human health or daily life on Earth, except for the solar eclipse, since looking at it with the naked eye is very harmful to the eye.

And he continued: “Please keep in mind that all observations of astronomical phenomena and events require a clear atmosphere and a sky free of clouds, dust and water vapor.”

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