Planet Mars
By Nadzri@Mysa
PUTRAJAYA - After the last time it happened on 8 December 2022, Mars is once again in the opposite position from the sun and the earth's line early this Thursday. Local astronomical sources said that the phenomenon every 26 months, which is also known as istiqbal, will see the planet brightly illuminated by the sun's light.
During this incident, the image of Mars can be seen from the earth as quite bright compared to when it is in another position," he said when contacted here today. Earlier this month, the Malaysian Space Agency (Mysa) sent an infographic through its official social media page informing about the unique event for public reference.
The prediction is expected to occur at 9.17am Malaysian time and can be observed in the night sky throughout this month until next July. Commenting further, the source told that, during the rare phenomenon, the distance of Mars from the earth was estimated to be 96,229,000 kilometers with a brightness rate of -1.38 magnitude. "For the year 2025, the planet will actually be far from the sun or commonly called aphelion and will look a little smaller compared to what happened before," he said. – COSMO! ONLINE
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