Best Stargazing February
February 27, 2024 – February 28, 2024 @ 4:45 pm – 4:45 am – New moon nights – night when the moon is absent from the sky – make for great stargazing. Here’s a great way to start – look due north after the sun has set and find the Big Dipper constellation [see photo] with its telltale 3-star handle and 4-star dipper. In the winter, the dipper is […]
Geminids Meteor Shower
December 13, 2024 – December 14, 2024 @ 10:00 pm – 3:00 am – The Geminid meteor shower occurs between November 19 to December 24 and this year will peak on the nights of December 13 and 14. The shower can produce 130 to 140 meteors per hour on a clear sky. However, an almost full moon will interefere with stargazing. The debris that falls onto Earth’s atmosphere during this meteor shower […]
Ursids Meteor Shower
December 21, 2024 – December 22, 2024 @ 10:00 pm – 3:00 am – The Ursid meteor shower is active between Dec. 17-26 and this year will peak on Dec. 21-22. The moon will be slight over half full. The Ursids are associated with Comet 8P/Tuttle, a periodic comet that follows a 13.5-year elliptical orbit around the sun.
Best Stargazing December
December 30, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – New moon nights – night when the moon is absent from the sky – make for great stargazing. Here’s a great way to start – look due north after the sun has set and find the Big Dipper constellation [see photo] with its telltale 3-star handle and 4-star dipper. In the winter, the dipper is […]
