RAFHA: What is with the Suhail star that its appearance is being celebrated in some parts of Saudi Arabia?
According to Berjis Al-Fulaih, a member of the Afaq Society for Astronomy, when the star known internationally as Canopus becomes visible in the skies of the Kingdom, it signals the end of summer’s intense heat and the start of cooler temperatures.
It marks an important seasonal event for Arabs that heralds the beginning of the rainy season and the land’s revival, Al-Fulaih told the Saudi Press Agency, or SPA.
Suhail is the Arabic name of Canopus, known to be the second brightest star in the sky after Sirius.
Suhail is the Arabic name of Canopus, known to be the second brightest star in the sky after Sirius. (SPA)
