Taurids Meteor Shower
November 12, 2025 – November 13, 2025 @ 9:00 pm – 5:00 am – The Taurids meteor shower is an annual meteor shower that occurs every November and is composed of two streams, the Southern Taurids and the Northern Taurids. The Taurids are known for producing bright fireballs, and 2025 is predicted to be a year with an increased number of them At peak viewing times during the Taurid meteor […]
Leonids Meteor Shower
November 17, 2025 – November 18, 2025 @ 9:00 pm – 4:00 am – The Leonids meteor shower offers clear-sky meteor rates of about 10 to 15 shooting stars per hour. They are active between Nov. 6 – 30 and will peak on Nov. 17-18. The Leonids are bright meteors and have a high percentage of persistent trains according to AMS. The Leonids’ radiant is located in the sickle-shaped […]
Best Stargazing November
November 20, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 11:45 pm – Best Stargazing November – 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 […]
Geminids Meteor Shower
December 13, 2025 – December 14, 2025 @ 10:00 pm – 3:00 am – The Geminids 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 bright, white, fast meteors per hour on a clear sky. The debris that falls onto Earth’s atmosphere during this meteor shower comes from the asteroid Phaethon. The […]
Best Stargazing December
December 19, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – Best Stargazing December – 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 […]
Ursids Meteor Shower
December 21, 2025 – December 22, 2025 @ 10:00 pm – 3:00 am – The Ursids 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 January
January 18, 2026 – January 19, 2026 @ 4:30 am – Best Stargazing January – 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 […]
Best Stargazing February
February 17, 2026 – February 18, 2026 @ 4:45 pm – 4:45 am – Best Stargazing February – 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 […]
