The Qatar Calendar House announced that the residents of the northern hemisphere, including the residents of the State of Qatar, will be able to see and monitor the second meteor shower during the month of December, which is known as the Al Dibyat meteor shower. The State of Qatar and all residents of the Northern Hemisphere will have the shortest day of the year.
The Al Dibyat meteors will have a good chance this year because the moon will not be present in the sky all night from Thursday evening until Friday morning, which makes the sky darker.
Dr. Bashir Marzouk, an astronomer at the Qatar Calendar House, stated that the Al Dabiat meteor shower will reach its climax the evening after tomorrow, Thursday, 22 December 2022 AD, and will extend until dawn on Friday, 23 December 2022 AD, noting that the Al Dabiat meteors are active annually during the period between December 17 and 26 of each year.
Marzouk indicated that the residents of the State of Qatar can monitor and see the Al Dibyat meteor shower with the naked eye without the need for astronomical devices or telescopes. When it reaches its peak, it will reach 10 meteors per hour, according to the estimation of astronomers who specialize in observing meteors.
He added that this day will be the shortest day for almost all residents of the northern hemisphere, including residents of the State of Qatar. Where the phenomenon of the winter solstice will occur among the residents of the northern half, while the situation will be the opposite among the residents of the southern half; they will have the summer solstice phenomenon on the same day.
Source: QNA
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