01 August 2017
As usual, we strive to highlight the most important astronomical phenomena and sights in our sky; we define and draw attention to them. During August, a partial lunar eclipse and a total solar eclipse will occur. The former eclipse, unlike the latter, will be visible for onlookers in Egypt.
01 July 2017
The summer night sky has appeared with the well-known and easily identifiable Summer Triangle asterism shining above us and dancing with Jupiter and Saturn, as the moon emerges and adds a unique air of beauty to their splendor.
22 June 2017
Because Ramadan started on different days throughout the Arab world this year, Eid al-Fitr will also start on different days across several Arab countries. Since Arab and Islamic countries did not start fasting on the same day, the sighting of the new crescent of Shawwal will vary
15 June 2017
During the third and last month of Spring, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will glow in the sky and can be observed through out the month by the naked eye or through the telescope. During June, we will witness the longest daylight and the shortest night where the sky is clear with a lower rate of humidity before the beginning of Summer on the 21st of June
21 May 2017
During the second month of Spring, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will glow in the sky and will be observable through out the month by the naked eye or through the telescope. During May, the sky becomes clear making astronomical observation easy. We only need to find a dark place away from the light pollution to see those planets.
21 May 2017
The Intel Bibliotheca Alexandrina Science and Engineering Fair (Intel BASEF) team won the fourth place in the Mechanical Engineering category in the International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2017, which was held in Los Angeles, USA.
17 May 2017
This is not the first not the last time where all Arab and Islamic countries do not agree on the beginning of hijri months. This difference does not occur in Dhu al-Hijjah because Haj takes place only in Saudi Arabia. Hence, this month begins on the same day at all countries despite the different crescent observations. Most countries tried to unify the beginnings of the months but all in vain.
13 April 2017
After the announcement of the discovery of seven Earth-like planets orbiting a nearby star, the question about the existence of a life beyond our solar system persists.
01 April 2017
Spring has started officially; as the weather has improved, now we can look at the sky but as I mentioned previously light pollution deprives us from this visual and intellectual pleasure. Astronomers and astronomy amateurs declared that 2017 is relatively poor in terms of the number of phenomena that could be monitored. However, there are some important phenomena that could be monitored in the sky of Alexandria.
21 March 2017
Join the Eratosthenes Experiment to get a glimpse of Fundemental sciences!