On this day, a giant star 8 times the size of the sun appeared in the sky. Does this portend a disaster? – Various

Astronomical phenomena are fun to watch, and people love to track and photograph them whenever they appear in the sky, so many amateurs and people interested in astronomy and rare phenomena want to track the dates and times they occur to appreciate them.

A few days later… a star 8 times the size of the sun appeared in the sky

In a few days, on September 6, the world will witness a unique phenomenon The moon appeared It is paired with Spica, also known as the “defenseless fish or spikey,” the brightest star in the Virgo constellation (Alpha Virgo), according to Dr. Ashraf Tadros, director of the astronomy department at the National Institute for Astronomy and Geophysics through his official Facebook account.

Regarding the star Spica, Tadros confirmed that it is a variable star, as it is about 8 times the size of the Sun, its mass is estimated to be about 11 times the mass of the Sun, and it is about 260 light-years away from Earth.

Do Stellar Conjunctions Portend Disaster?

The famous Dutch seismologist attributed many of his predictions about the occurrence of natural disasters such as earthquakes to conjunctions of planets and stars in the sky, so some people are wondering about the impact of what will happen to a star on September 6 next year. Will there be a natural disaster after the conjunction?

Engineer Essam Ghouda, chairman of the board of directors of the Egyptian Astronomical Society and a member of the Arab Federation for Space Sciences, denied to Al-Watan that a disaster occurred after the stellar conjunction, stressing that the astronomical phenomenon has nothing to do with the occurrence of earthquakes or natural disasters.

When and where can you see astronomical phenomena?

According to the head of the Astronomy Department of the National Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics in Japan, this sight is visible with a healthy naked eye, as we see them appear side by side in the sky immediately after sunset, and they stay in the sky until the sun sets. The scene begins to set at around 8:45 p.m.

This is the best place to watch Astronomical phenomenon Generally speaking, they are located away from light pollution such as oceans, fields, deserts, and mountains.