DAG is participating in exhibition at Global Space and Satellite forum in Abu Dhbai - Ritz Carlton on 7th & 8th May 2013

DAG welcomes everyone every Saturday for open forum at our office see this link for location details.

DAG is inviting all astronomy enthusiasts to attend freely this event, special invitation for teachers to join us on dedicated 2^nd day, Please register to attend, see details on below link.

Comet Panstarrs Observation at Zubair camp on 7th Mar 2013 for paid members only, and on 15th Mar 2013 for all with ticket of 50/= Dh for none members, this trip would be at desert and mountain area with astrophotography sessio, all invited.

More details see this page

Have you heard about End of the world on 21 Dec 2012?

DAG is organizing special event on 20^th Dec to talk about this topic, would you like to join then come to Shelter on the date.

for more information please mail : astro@dubaiastronomy.com

Stargazing and Arts Evening

The Department of Physics, in collaboration with the AUS Students Astronomy Club and the Dubai Astronomy Group, is hosting the Stargazing and Arts Evening. Along with planispheres and laptops, 4 telescopes will be used to observe the moon in its beautiful first quarter, this event is free, and all are invited.

DAG is organizing Geminids meteor shower observation event at Zubair camp, all are invited.

for more information please mail : Astro@dubaiastronomy.com

November 16/17, 2012, late night November 16 until dawn November 17 Leonids
Radiating from the constellation Leo the Lion, the Leonid meteor shower is famous. Historically, this shower has produced some of the greatest meteor storms in history – at least one in living memory, 1966 – with rates as high as many thousands of meteors per hour. Indeed, on that beautiful night in 1966, the meteors did fall like rain. Some who watched the shower said they felt as if they needed to grip the ground, so strong was the impression of Earth plowing along through space, fording the meteoroid stream. The meteors, after all, were all streaming from a single point in the sky – the radiant point – in this case in the constellation Leo the Lion. Leonid meteor storms sometimes recur in cycles of 33 to 34 years, but the Leonids around the turn of the century – while wonderful for many observers – did not match the shower of 1966. And, in most years, the Lion whimpers rather than roars, producing a maximum of perhaps 10-15 meteors per hour. Like most meteor showers, the Leonids ordinarily pick up steam after midnight and display the greatest meteor numbers just before dawn. In 2012, however, the waxing crescent moon will setting at early evening, leaving a dark night for Leonid meteor shower.

Welcome to Astronomy Day on 20th Oct 2012 at Zubair Camp

The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at their peak. The shower's peak usually occurs on August 11 & 12, but you may be able to see some meteors any time from July 23 - August 22. The radiant point for this shower will be in the constellation Perseus. The near last quarter moon will be hanging around for the show, but shouldn’t be too much of a problem for a shower with up to 60 meteors per hour. Find a location far from city lights and look to the northeast after midnight.

DAG is inviting you to join observation at our Zubair Astronomy Camp, the event is free, come with you family and friends, the event will start at 10PM to 2AM.

Dubai Astronomy Group is organizing special event on 11^th August to cover Curiosity Landing in full details, this event is free to all, we will start 10 to 12 PM,

location is Nadwat Al Thaqafa at Mumzer lagoon, see this link for map

Ramadan Mubarak to all, DAG, Omar bin Khattab School, National News and City7 TV Channel was observing Crescent from Mahafez area in Sharjah.

DAG have participated in Exhibition of Giftedness Conference 2012

Hasan Hariri with HH Sh. Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Special thanks to Samer Hakawati, Virginia Fares, Saad Mufleh, A.Hameed Jafar for all there support and active participation.

DAG stand

Thanks everyone who attended the event, it was superb observation, weather was clear but humid and hot, our special thanks for Dr Nidhal Guessoum and his team from American University at Sharjah for support and logistics, we extend our thanks to all Media and Photographers who shared with us this event.

Last not least our thanks to our active and supportive members: Stefan, Samer, Yaser, Walid, Alaa, Virginia, Dr David and all others.

Do you want to watch Venus Transit from your home? We have special Eclipse glasses to watch this life time event safely, it cost only 10/= DH, for order please call 971502871458

Every year in late April Earth passes through the dusty tail of Comet Thatcher (C/1861 G1), and the encounter causes a meteor shower--the Lyrids. This year the shower peaks on Saturday night, April 21st. Forecasters expect 10 to 20 meteors per hour, although outbursts as high as 100 meteors per hour are possible, we will observe the event from our Zubair camp with of observation of Planet Mars and Saturn also, not only that but we will start the first operation of Astro Cinema, the event is free, all are invited, please avoid children as the timing will be late, from 9PM to 1AM, on Saturday 21^st April.

Many thanks to all who attended Earth hour and camp inauguration.

Zubair camp inauguration

Venus and Jupiter will be in conjunction on March 15th, 2012, passing within 3° of each other. The two planets have been getting closer and closer in the sky for the last month, and now it’s time to see them side-by-side. of course, Venus and Jupiter aren’t actually close to one another in the sky. They’re really separated by millions of kilometres. But from our perspective here on Earth, we see the two objects closely lined up. That’s a conjunction. And in case you’re wondering, the conjunction will be visible from everywhere on Earth As a special bonus, the planet Mars is also high and bright in the sky, visible as that bright red “star” further to the East, Mars recently reached its closest point to Earth, known as opposition. Mars won’t be this close and bright for two more years. The sky show will continue, and on March 25th, 2012, the New Moon will join the pair again to create a triple conjunction. Another great photo opportunity. Although 3° sounds close, they can actually get much closer. In October 26, 2015, for example, the two planets will only be 1° apart.

DAG is organizing observation session, all members are invited, come to down to our Zubair Camp, the event is free.

From our Zubair Camp

Spcial Thanks for Ahmad Al Ali

It time for Quadrantids meteor shower

It will Peak on night of 3^rd and morning of 4^th Jan 2012, we will be observing it from our Zubair Camp, please come down to with your friends and families, it's free event all are invited, come directly to camp, we will start 10 PM to 5 AM, main objective will be Astrophotography. 

Typically, 40 or so bright, blue and fast (25.5 miles per second) meteors will radiate from the constellation Bootes, some blazing more than halfway across the sky. A small percentage of them leave persistent dust trains. This shower usually has a very sharp peak, usually lasting only about an hour