Astronomical events the world will witness during 2021

Weather of Arabia - Although 2020 was a year of closures and social isolation, we witnessed a march of fun astronomical events, as last year's astronomical calendar was full of unforgettable astronomical scenes, such as the sudden appearance of the bright comet ( NEOWISE ), and the historical conjunction between Jupiter Saturn, and many others, and this year, dozens of amazing astronomical phenomena will appear during 2021, and here are some of the expected astronomical events that deserve to be placed on this year's calendar:

(1) The Coupling of Jupiter and Venus (February 11, 2021)

It is a close encounter between two of the brightest planets in our sky, Venus and Jupiter, where both planets will appear to the naked eye as two bright spots, and they will appear so close in the sky that they can be seen at the same time through an ordinary telescope, and as an added bonus, Saturn will be at the top to the right of the two planets .

To see the event, you can search for a good, unobstructed observation spot for the southeastern horizon, as this conjunction will occur near sunrise, and to be able to watch the event you can wait for the two planets to rise high enough in the morning sky to observe them before daylight blocks them, and the best time to see it will be around 20 to 30 minutes before sunrise, and residents of regions in the southern hemisphere will have a better chance to witness the event because the planets will be farther from the sun and higher in the sky .

(2) Four celestial bodies combine (March 9-10, 2021)

This cosmic gathering will attract astronomers all over the world, as four bodies are gathered in the morning sky from the southeast side, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn will appear in near-perfect alignment, while the near crescent will complete the three planets, the planets will appear as bright points, so that Mercury will be The brightest it is and Jupiter is the brightest, as all of this can be seen with the naked eye .

Through binoculars, observers will be able to identify the four largest moons of Jupiter, while the small telescope will reveal the rings of Saturn, and due to the location of the Earth in relation to Mercury and the sun, Mercury will appear to us in the form of a bright half disk, and it appears through the telescope as a miniature version of the quarter of the moon.