Suhail Star — Learn the true significance behind nature’s sign of the end of summer

Dubai: The Suhail star is expected to be seen over the southeastern horizon in the UAE and central Arabia, starting from the dawn of August 24.

During this time, temperatures begin to fall from this date, because of the Earth’s distance from the sun, after hitting highs of 50°C in some parts of the region.

The Suhail star (or the Canopus) is the most-anticipated star in the Arab world because according to the folklore it finally signals the end of summer and the gradual beginning of cooler days in the desert.

Hasan Al Hariri, CEO of Dubai Astronomy Group, explained, “Suhail, it is scientifically called or let’s say astronomically, which is one of the brightest objects in the sky, or let’s say the third brightest object in the sky. Now, because we are on the latitude called 25 degrees. So we can see 25 degrees from the southern skies. And so here is one of those stars which appears in that area. And there is a combination of Arabic old stories about Sale and how it went to that area. But the most important thing that people who observed from this region, they looked at as a kind of the start of Drew calendar, which is a seasonal calendar, solar-based and starting with the appearance of Suhail.”

So when Suhail appears in this region, means in the UAE area is August 20 to 24 every year. And it appears in the morning time before the sun rises. And it’s very obvious in the south direction. So we have here which is the north star in the north and the south area to indicate so here is utilized for so many reasons. So here is an indicator of a New year calendar a start-up for cooling down the soil, donates changing of the weather.

To truly understand how Suhail works, Hariri said, “There are several ways to do it, one observing it directly and then night become cooler. And the other way they say the bidding in the desert, how they know the Suhail, they put their hand under to test the temperature under the sand the lower bed of the sun, if that’s cool, this is the heels have appeared. This is a direct indicator of a change in weather.

Another way is when the monsoon lashes mountain areas, Hariri explained. He added, “And exactly like we were witnessing these days effect of monsoon on the mountain areas. There are many floods specifically in the Oman area and Saudi these days. Now, Suhai, as I said, it’s a part of the ADRU calendar which is ancient people of our ancestry who are working in the sea or cultivated agriculture on the shore and other occupations. They all use hail in different ways and different sizes for the people of Troublingling and also for fishing and pearl diving. They used to use the sail to close up the summer activities. So also hail is known that there will be some winds coming up in the sea which will make it rough and difficult for people who are pearl diving. So they used to close at the appearance of the star. Now these are some of the things about Sale and for people who are looking to observe it I would advise definitely to go to look towards south at Fajr time after Fedor place they will see some stars but it will be low these days so it will be difficult to notice. But this is the way the Suhail should be appearing if you’re looking to observe that star. And as I said, people are connecting with Suhail but they are not believing in Suhail as an astrologer and that the stars or planets are doing something. But more for us as kind of a guidance concept means if this happens, usually this kind of effect happens on there. So this is how you understand the effects of Suhail or the donation of the Suhail and how we are using it to understand how different elements and seasons are changing.”

About Suhail Star

Suhail, Lambda Velorum (λ Vel) is an orange supergiant star located in the constellation Vela. With an average apparent magnitude of 2.21, it is the third brightest star in Vela, after Regor (Gamma Velorum) and Alsephina (Delta Velorum). Suhail lies at an approximate distance of 545 light-years from Earth.

Suhail is an evolved supergiant star of the spectral type K4 Ib. It has a mass seven times that of the Sun and has expanded to a size of 210 solar radii. With an effective temperature between 3,800 and 4,000 K, it is 7,900 times more luminous than the Sun. The star is a very slow spinner, with a projected rotational velocity of 6.7 km/s. Its estimated age is about 31.6 million years.

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