Stargazing Calendar for February 2023
This month of February 2023 we will be able to witness two comets visiting us in the inner solar system, a meteor shower, as well as various conjunctions and close approaches of celestial bodies.
Stargazing Calendar for January 2023
In this first month of the new year, aside from the celebratory fireworks, we can also witness some beautiful astronomical events such as the Quadrantid meteor shower, two comets and two large asteroids at opposition.
Comet From the Depths of the Oort Cloud Will Be at Perihelion Tomorrow (December 19, 2022)
Tomorrow, December 19, 2022, a visitor from nearly a light-year away will come closest to the Sun (perihelion) after several million years of travel through the Oort Cloud. This visitor is recently discovered comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS).
Stargazing Calendar for December 2022
This month of December 2022, we will be visited by an interesting comet from the depths of the Oort cloud, we will be showered by up to 120 meteors per hour during the Geminid meteor shower peak, and we will be able to observe Mars and Mercury under great conditions.
Weekly Stargazing Calendar for 2011-01-03
This week will be quite eventful. First of all, the Quadrantid meteor shower will peek on the night of January 3 to 4. The best viewing time will be after midnight. The Quadrantids are an above average shower, with up to 40 meteors per hour at their peak. The meteors will radiate from the constellation of Bootes. Another astronomical even that will take place on January 3 is Earth’s perihelion. This means that the Earth will be at its closest approach to the Sun for the entire year. The Earth will be at a distance of 147,098,074 km from the Sun as opposed the the average of 149,598,261 km. On…
