KUWAIT CITY, Dec 10 : A youth team organized on Friday evening a trip to the mainland of Kuwait aimed at observing planets and stars using the latest telescopes and spearheaded by the General Supervisor of Museums at the Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Center, Khaled Al-Jamaan. During the trip, the astronomer Al-Jamaan provided valuable and distinctive information about astronomy, while the youth and children participating in it observed the moon from one of the best astronomical sites on the mainland of Kuwait using the latest professional telescope.

The members of the trip also enjoyed observing many planets, including Mars, Saturn and Jupiter, using the most modern telescope in the world, which performs the monitoring process by itself using the Internet, as well as pinpointing locations, taking pictures of planets and stars, and processing images as well.

Al-Jamaan said during the trip that the planet Mars these days is in a straight line with Earth and at its closest point this year at a distance of 82 million km, stressing that the short distance between them gives astronomers and those interested a greater opportunity to get to know this planet closely. In his speech, he touched on the history of astronomy in the State of Kuwait, which dates back to 1938, noting the role of the late astronomer Dr. Saleh Al-Ojairi and his scientific center, which is the first entity specialized in astronomy and space sciences. Al-Jamaan revealed important details about the moon and other planets, their movement and location, light years, the latest scientific developments and future aspirations about astronomy and planets. In turn, the organizer of internal and external tourist trips, that this type of trip is popular with citizens, residents and visitors seeking entertainment or observing the astronomical phenomena that occur during this period.

For her part, Nouf Al- Shorooqi, a participant in the trip from the Kingdom of Bahrain, expressed her happiness with this “distinguished” experience that she had in the State of Kuwait. Al-Shorooqi confirmed in a statement to KUNA that she wanted to repeat it, as she “acquired a lot of information,” especially that she is interested in astronomy and observing planets and stars. Rawan Al-Banna, a participant from the Kingdom of Bahrain, praised the progress witnessed by the State of Kuwait in the field of astronomy. (KUNA)