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A rare celestial event will be visible to the naked eye in the UAE and around the world on Monday – the appearance of a Christmas Star.
The phenomenon is caused by the near alignment of planets Saturn and Jupiter and has not appeared in the night skies for nearly 800 years. The next such event
will be in
2080.
Sky gazers in the UAE will have two hours on December 21 to spot the Christmas Star, said Dubai Astronomy Group. It will appear from sunset (5.40pm) until 7.49pm.
In the nativity story, the Christmas Star, also known as the Star of Bethlehem, led three wise men to the infant Jesus