Saturday 08/March/2025 – 06:39 PM
The sky of the Arab world is monitored today, Saturday, the increasing moon moon associated with Mars in an event scenes with the naked eye, where Mars appears as a red light point next to the moon and can be seen more clearly using the endoscope, but that is not necessary to enjoy the beauty of conjugation, according to the statement of the astronomical association in Jeddah.
The moon is associated with Mars
Mars is known as the Red Planet and is one of the most bright bodies in the sky of the night due to the red color caused by iron oxide on its surface.
Although the moon and Mars are physically separated, they look close to each other from our perspective, which makes it a beautiful scene, and the moon is 383,000 km away from us, while Mars is 138 million kilometers away from us, or about 360 times.
Part of the monthly moon journey
And the moon and Mars will arrive at the moment of the conjugation in the morning of the morning on Sunday, March 9, at 02:34 am Mecca time, and only 1.7 degrees will separate them.
This conjugation is part of the moon’s monthly journey across the sky and such associations are exciting for the two observations, as the moon moves quickly through its orbit, while Mars takes longer time to cross the sky.
The conjugation operations highlight the dynamic nature of the solar system, where the moon revolves around the Earth and Mars around the sun, and for many people, monitoring these events provides an opportunity to feel associated with the universe and gain a deeper understanding of the wonders of the sky at night.
For photography lovers, conjugation represents an opportunity to record great results using a digital camera, and even a smartphone camera can give satisfactory results with the right settings.
