Jeddah: Stars appear brighter on winter nights, particularly from December to February, as Earth's orientation relative to the Milky Way enhances their visibility, according to the Jeddah Astronomy Society.
According to Saudi Press Agency, Director of the society Eng. Majed Abu Zahra explained that in winter, visibility shifts toward the galaxy's outer regions, reducing background light and allowing individual stars to shine more distinctly.
Conversely, during summer, from June to August, the view faces the denser center of the Milky Way, where the combined light of billions of stars creates a haze that obscures individual stars.
Abu Zahra noted that the Milky Way measures about 100,000 light-years in diameter, with its center located 25,000 to 28,000 light-years from Earth, obstructed by interstellar dust.