The Round Up 23 March 2021
Top stories on #TheRoundUp this Tuesday: #Qatar expresses support for #Saudi proposal in #Yemen 80% of #school staff vaccinated Qatar takes home second place at Shooting World Cup #Venus to…
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Look up! Five planets to appear in Qatar’s skies this February
Grab your telescope and mark your calendar to see five planets decorate Doha’s skies this month! Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, and Mars will be visible to see across Qatari skies…
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How to enjoy the Perseids meteor shower in Qatar
2016 Perseids in Qatar. Credit: Shaji Manshad/Flickr A special meteor shower that you should be able to see without any special equipment will light up the sky in a few…
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What to know about Monday’s ‘spectacular’ supermoon in Qatar
Not only is the moon expected to shine 30 percent more light onto Earth, it is also expected to be 14 percent bigger than a normal full moon, NASA said.
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A look at the Perseids meteor shower from Qatar
Several night owls in Qatar this weekend drove out to the desert to catch the Perseids meteor shower in its full splendor. Here's a snapshot of what they saw.
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Opinion: Galactic Core Bay – The best place to see the Milky Way in Qatar
Off the beaten path in a deserted but beautiful place, several local photographers have discovered a new location to enjoy and shoot the stars.
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Qatar stargazers in for a treat this week with Perseid meteor shower
Unlike last year, when a super-moon lit up the sky and made watching the shower difficult, the Perseids will peak a day before the new moon this week, meaning there will be no light to obscure the show.
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Comet Lovejoy lights up night skies in Qatar with greenish glow
This is apparently the first time in 8,000 years that Comet Lovejoy, or C/2014 Q2, is visible from earth, according to National Geographic.
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Annual Perseid meteor shower to be visible from Qatar this week
Despite the rise of a supermoon that will leave the sky unusually bright this week, astronomers say Perseids' fireballs should still be visible to the naked eye on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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