Dr. Jad Al-Qadi, head of the Astronomical Research Institute, revealed the reasons for the appearance of the largest moon during 2020, called “Super Moon – The Giant Moon”.
The judge said during a telephone interview with the media Basma Wahba on the program “Every Day” broadcast on the “Extra News” screen, that the live broadcast of this phenomenon will be broadcast through the institutes’ telescopes, which are with the institute’s employees from inside their house, adding: “The live broadcast will be from inside the homes Colleagues due to Corona’s circumstances as there is no one now at the institute. “
He pointed out that the moon will be at its closest position to it from the Earth at a distance of 360 thousand kilometers, and the proportion of illumination will be the largest it is, he added: “His name is Super Moon, or the giant moon … and this phenomenon we will benefit from in controlling astronomical calculations and determining the beginning of the Arab months.” .
The moon of the holy month of Ramadan arrives within a few hours, the stage of the full moon, which represents the fourth and final giant full moon this year 2020, where the apparent size and illumination will be greater than the average, which is an ideal opportunity for photography..
The super moon will be reddish in red or orange as a result of dust and other plankton in the atmosphere around the Earth that scatters white light reflected from it and disperses the colors of the blue spectrum and the colors of the red spectrum that we see remain, but after rising and away from the horizon it will appear in the usual silver white color and this happens Every month, the sky will remain adorned throughout the night until it sets with the Friday sunrise.
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