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Transit of Venus, Hasn’t Happened in 122 Years

In a rare astronomical occurrence, visitors to the Planetarium and Science Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, were able to witness yesterday, the passing of Planet Venus in front of the Sun, an astronomical phenomenon that has not occurred in 122 years and prophesized by the German astronomer ...

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"The Forgotten Temple" at French and Egyptian Planetariums

The Planetarium Science Center (PSC) has just embarked upon a bilateral project with the Saint Etienne Planetarium in France to co-produce “The Forgotten Temple,” a documentary film about astronomy in ancient Egypt. The project, proposed by Mr. Ghaouti Hansali, Director of the Saint Etienne ...

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Science Educators Participate in Science Day

Science educators came together at the Exploratorium on April 29 for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s second annual “Science Day,” hosted by the Library’s Planetarium Science Center. The event featured professional development topics for science teachers, including workshops on conducting scientific ...

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Moon Meets Venus at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

On February 23 the Moon met Venus, Earth’s twin planet, for the second time this year. This celestial alignment is known as ‘lunar-planetary conjunction’ and happens when the Moon passes near a planet or a bright star. On February 27 and February 28, astronomer Aymen Ibrahem of the Planetarium ...

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina recorded a Rare Lunar Eclipse

Lunar eclipses are among nature’s most fascinating phenomena. On the morning of Sunday 9 November , a rare total lunar eclipse was visible in Africa, Europe, the Americas, and most of Asia. Egypt was one of the most favorable places to observe the eclipse where all the eclipse stages were ...

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