Kazem Kokarm, spokesman for the Iranian Astronomical Association Committee, told Mehr reporter about the astronomical event tonight, June 11, said: “Shortly after sunset and the darkness of the moon on the Maghreb horizon, the planet is visible with an unarmed eye. This phenomenon is called “the moon and Mars.”
A spokesman for the Amateur Committee of the Iranian Astronomy Association added: Tonight is acting as a guide to finding Mars, which is seen on the right and slightly below the month and about three degrees.
He added: “On the left and above the moon, the star of the heart is also visible. Mars’ light as a planet, unlike the star’s light, does not flicker and its color is slightly reddish -orange due to its high amounts of iron oxide.
“Tonight’s Mars to Earth is about 2 million kilometers, while the moon is only about 4,000 kilometers from Earth,” Kazem Coca said of the astronomical distances of the objects. Also, the star of the heart is about 5 light -years, which is much farther away.
A spokesman for the Amateur Committee of the Iranian Astronomical Association also said about the size of the bodies: The diameter of the moon is about a quarter of the diameter of the Earth, the diameter of Mars is about half the Earth and the diameter of the star of the heart is four times the sun; In addition, the sun’s diameter is more than 5 times the diameter of the Earth.
Cocarm described the event as a good opportunity to observe Mars with an unarmed eye and suggested: Parents show their children the planets to make the scientific concepts of textbooks more tangible.
He noted: If the telescope is used, Mars can be seen in the form of a small orange circle, but due to the relatively long distance from Mars at the present time, the details of the surface are not visible. However, it is recommended to observe the moon with a telescope or binocular, as the moon is in a good crescent condition and the details of the surface are well seen.
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