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Astronomy Unveils Four Phenomena This Wednesday
The International Astronomy Center has clarified that the astronomical phenomena expected today, Wednesday, include a total solar eclipse and a meteor shower, along with planetary alignment. However, some information regarding the planetary alignment is exaggerated or inaccurate. They explained that the total solar eclipse can be observed from areas such as Siberia, the North Pole, Greenland, Iceland, parts of northeastern Atlantic, and Spain. The eclipse will start at 15:34 and end at 19:58 GMT, with a peak at 17:46. The longest duration of the eclipse was approximately two minutes and 18 seconds northwest of Iceland. Regarding the meteor shower known as the "Perseid shower," its peak will occur between 2 and 4 a.m. GMT on Thursday. It is expected to be visible with 50 to 75 meteors per hour from a dark location, especially since there will be no moonlight. As for the claim about planetary alignment, the center confirmed that there is no such phenomenon with that specific name. Planets appear along an imaginary line in the sky called the "Ecliptic," and you can see Saturn at midnight and Mars near 3 a.m., but there is no special arrangement or unique phenomenon. The phenomenon mentioned as the "waning moon" is just a normal conjunction with the solar eclipse. The crescent of the month of Rabi' al-Awwal can be observed after sunset on Thursday, using telescopes in some areas. However, it is not a rare or special astronomical event.
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