JEDDAH — The Milky Way will paint a striking band across skies in the Arab world during August, visible to the naked eye, particularly from dark locations away from light pollution.
The absence of moonlight over the coming evenings will provide ideal conditions for observing the Milky Way with the naked eye.
Majed Abu Zahra, head of the Jeddah Astronomy Society, explained that the hazy band stretching across the sky is an edge-on view of our galaxy, with summer nights offering prime viewing toward its dense core of stars, gas and cosmic dust.
Source: Saudi Gazette