The Arab world is witnessing an astronomical phenomenon that has not happened for 30 years. When and where?

The Arab region is witnessing a unique astronomical phenomenon that has not happened for thirty years, namely the fall of the planet Mars near the Pleiades star cluster. And according to what has been confirmed by the Jeddah Astronomical Society, through its account on the social networking site “Twitter”, this conjunction will take place on Wednesday evening March 3.

The company has confirmed that 2.6 degrees is the separation distance between the planet Mars and the Pleiades cluster tonight, which is the closest conjunction to them since January 20, 1991, about 30 years ago.

Majid Abu Zahra, president of the Jeddah Astronomical Society, said it will be easy to see Mars with the naked eye, despite its low light compared to the past four months, stressing the need to use telescopes or photography to see the Pleiades star cluster near the red planet from the cities.

Pairing will be available for astrophotography, as Mars and the Pleiades Cluster are bright enough to be photographed with smartphones and digital cameras. With a 200mm focal length lens with an APS-C sensor digital camera, the imaging is good.

It should be noted that the conjunction of Mars and the Pleiades this year will no longer be repeated at the same apparent distance as on February 4, 2038.