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The first is currently 65 times brighter than the second.
The Jeddah Astronomical Society said the conjunction of the planets of Venus and Saturn with the eastern horizon will be observed in the skies of Saudi Arabia and the Arab world on Saturday morning. As it will separate them (0.4) degrees, shortly before sunrise.
Jeddah Chief Astronomer Engineer Majed Abu Zahra said on the Company’s Facebook page that morning twilight light will affect the visibility of the conjunction to the naked eye, explaining that the two planets will appear close each other in relation to the observer.
He said: They are in the same line of sight from the ground. But not in space, as the planet Venus moves in an orbit between the earth and the sun, while Saturn moves behind the earth and even behind Jupiter, so Saturn is the sixth planet in terms of distance from the sun.
He added that Venus is about 65 times brighter than Saturn right now and that they will be in front of the constellation Capricorn, and that they can be seen together in the field of view of a low-powered telescope or using binoculars.
It is reported that after the day of the conjunction, Venus will continue to descend to the sun every day, and Jupiter will meet and be associated with it on February 11.
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