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Sky gazers in Qatar will get one of the best glimpses of the close-knit brilliant evening couple, the Moon and Venus, tomorrow after sunset. Venus will be at 4.1 degree north to Moon’s centre at 5:34 pm local time, according to astronomers.
Both the celestial bodies will predominantly appear in the evening twilight almost immediately after the sunset.
This is because the Moon and Venus are the second and third brightest heavenly bodies, respectively, after the sun.
“It will be best time to see and observe Moon and Venus with naked eyes without Astronomical instrumentation, you can use digital cameras to take best photos for Venus with Moon,” said a statement issued yesterday by Dr Beshir Marzouk and Dr Mohammed Al Ansari of Qatar Calendar House.
The astronomers named Venus as morning and evening star, because it is the first luminary one can see after sunset when it over western horizon, and it is the last luminary seen before sunrise when it over eastern horizon.
Qatar resident can see the celestial bodies grace the evening sky in Doha’s western horizon after sunset at 5:18 pm. The Venus with Moon can be observing until moon-set at 8:38 pm over Doha sky.
