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Astronomical research: the emergence of a super moon in the sky of Egypt for 3 consecutive days

Dr. Ashraf Tadros, former head of the astronomy department and professor of astronomy at the National Institute for Astronomical Research, revealed that the moon will appear to the entire viewers from today, Wednesday, for 3 consecutive days, which are the days of 6, 7 and 8 May, which is the month of Ramadan.

Super moon decorates the sky of Egypt

The former head of the astronomy department and a professor of astronomy at the National Institute for Astronomical Research added, in statements to him, that the moon seems to us full for three consecutive days, which are days 6, 7 and 8, because the human eye cannot distinguish the rotation of the entire lunar disk or its full illumination by 100 %. When the illumination rate is 97% or slightly less, a person sees it as full, which will appear to us from May 6-8.

The former head of the astronomy department and a professor of astronomy at the National Institute for Astronomical Research revealed that the full moon will be tomorrow on May 7, and at this point the moon is in the perigee in its orbit, i.e. the distance is less than 370 thousand km from Earth, which is what we call the giant moon or super Moon, its size is 14% and its brightness is 30% more than the full moon.

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It is noteworthy that the globe approached the dust residue of Halley’s comet, the source of the annual Etoile meteors, and it is expected that it will reach its climax during the hours before sunrise today, Wednesday, May 6, in the sky of Egypt and the Arab world. 2020 is not an ideal year to monitor ETA meteors.

For its part, the Astronomical Society in Jeddah revealed in a report that the moon will arrive at the moment of completion at 10:45 am GMT and it will have cut half of its orbit around the Earth.

Since the difference resulting from the giant full moon will be limited, there will be no effect on the energy balance in the ground, because the tide occurs every day, so no geological activity or unusual weather conditions are expected.

The report emphasized that this time of the lunar month is ideal for watching radioactive craters on the moon’s surface compared to the rest of the terrain that appears flat and its shadows are very short because the face of the moon is completely caught in the sun’s light.

The moon of the holy month of Ramadan arrives tomorrow evening, Thursday 14 Ramadan 1441 corresponding to May 7 (according to Umm Al-Qura calendar). The stage of the full moon, which represents the fourth and final moon of the giant moon this year 2020, where the apparent size and lighting will be greater than the average, which represents an ideal opportunity for photography.

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