The Kingdom's sky will witness tomorrow a conjunction between Venus and the star Regulus, a celestial scene that can be observed with the naked eye for up to two hours. The head of the Noor Astronomy Society, Issa Al-Ghufaili, explained that Venus will be the brightest object in the western horizon, while adjacent to it appears the star Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo. He pointed out that the conjunction does not mean the two objects are close in space, but rather an apparent proximity resulting from them being in the same direction relative to an observer on Earth.

Al-Ghufaili clarified that the star Regulus is about 79 light-years away from Earth, while Venus lies within the solar system at a distance of about 145 million kilometers. Despite this vast separation, they appear close together in the sky due to the viewing angle. The best time to observe the phenomenon starts immediately after sunset, as the two objects will be low over the western horizon and can be easily seen with the naked eye. He emphasized that such conjunctions are among the beautiful and easy-to-observe astronomical phenomena, allowing the public to identify the positions of stars and planets in the sky, and also contribute to spreading astronomical culture and enhancing interest in observing celestial phenomena.