Saad Al-Dhabih's star shines in the Jordanian sky

Arab Weather - Dr. Ammar Al-Sakaji, head of the Jordanian Astronomical Society, said that the star "Dabih" will appear in the Jordanian sky on Saturday, February 1, as it rose at 6:47 am on Saturday and reached an altitude of 8 degrees at sunrise, and its magnitude was about 3, and its elongation "i.e. the angular distance with the sun" is about nine and a half degrees, and this can be observed and seen with binoculars "observer" and small telescopes, and sometimes with the naked eye in the event of high observational standards of clear weather and the absence of clouds and areas with high degrees of darkness and far from light pollution, and it can be observed and seen these days by looking in the south-east direction at an angle of approximately 108 degrees with the help of optical devices.

Beta Capricorn

The scientific name for this star is " Beta Cap " and it is also called the Dabih star, which is derived from the Arabic name "Saad Al-Dhabih". It is a binary star located in the constellation of Capricorn, and is 5.2 trillion kilometers away from Earth. This star system consists of five stars, the brightest of which are Beta and Beta Alpha. It is located in the apparent path of the sun and may block the moon or planets, but these astronomical events are rare.

According to popular heritage, the appearance of the Saad Al-Dhabih star on Saturday, February 1, means the end of the winter square and the beginning of the winter fifty-day period, which lasts approximately 50 days. It consists of four Sauds: Saad Al-Dhabih, Saad Al-Khabayah, Saad Al-Suud, and Saad Bal’a. The duration of each Saad is approximately 12.5 days. The fifty-day period continues until the vernal equinox at 12 noon on March 20, according to Jordanian time.

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