Monthly Astronomy for August 2020
After the excitement of the NEOWISE Comet, August brings us a meteor shower encore. Most notably, the Perseid Meteor Shower will be at its peak during the early mornings of August 11th – 13th, but will be viewable for the…
Monthly Astronomy for July 2020
This month is full of meteor showers and even another lunar eclipse! We appear to be in eclipse season as we add another one to last month’s two. On July 5th, the full moon will enter a penumbral lunar eclipse.…
Monthly Astronomy for June 2020
June 2020 is chalk full of astronomical phenomena! The summer solstice of the northern hemisphere happens this month, as well as a meteor shower, and two eclipses! This is a great time for astrophotography or simply admiring the cosmos. Summer…
Monthly Astronomy for May 2020
In the month of May 2020, we have a handful of events worthy of checking out. The Full Moon is a Supermoon because it is only a few days away from the Moon’s Perigee. There are two meteor shower peaks…
Monthly Astronomy for April 2020
Moon Phases for April 2020 New MoonFirst Quarter MoonFull MoonSupermoon!Last Quarter Moon22nd1st, 30th7th14th Moon Facts Apogee:20thPerigee:7thAscending Node:27thDescending Node:12thMoon Name:Pink Moon Meteor Showers NameDateLocation (Constellation)Virginid Meteor Shower12thVirgoLyrid Meteor Shower22ndLyraAlpha Scorpiid Meteor Shower28thScorpio Lunar Movements Conjunction with JupiterConjunction with SaturnConjunction with Mars14th15th16thConjunction…
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