astronomy Archives

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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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News

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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Photos

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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Life

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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Life

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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Life

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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Photos

PHOTOS: Doha gets a glimpse of the year’s final solar eclipse

Just before sunset - at around 4:30pm - the moon could be seen obscuring part of the sun, almost like a bite had been taken out of it.

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