2021 starts with a quiet astronomical month in January. Both Saturn and Jupiter enter solar conjunction this month and disappear behind the sun. The y-Ursae Minorids and Quandrantids meteor showers will appear near the Little Dipper this month. Lastly Mercury enters retrograde at the end of January.
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Astronomy for December 2020
Winter is Coming! in December of 2020. And with it, a beautiful solar eclipse and three meteor showers in this month’s Astronomy post. The New Moon on December 14th will give a stunning display of a Total Solar Eclipse. December 21st begins the astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere. 2020 ends with a bang with three different meteor showers on the 13th and 22nd. The Ursid Meteor Shower will be easy to see from the Northern Hemisphere!
Monthly Astronomy for November 2020
After the astronomically busy Halloween, November 2020 starts off the colder months with a bang. This month’s full moon gives us a prenumbral lunar eclipse, while Jupiter, Saturn, and the Moon give us a show on the 19th. Even if the weather is cold, hopefully that means clear night skies for stargazing!
Monthly Astronomy for October 2020
October starts with the year’s Harvest Moon, the closest full moon to the Autumn Equinox. Halloween 2020 will be illuminated with a Blue Moon, the second full moon of this month. Even if you cannot attend the usual autumn festivities in person, there are plenty of celestial celebrations to watch at night.
Monthly Astronomy for September 2020
September 2020 ends the warm summer but beautiful autumn leaves are right around the corner. In the northern hemisphere, Fall begins on September 22nd. The Piscid Meteor Shower peaks on the 21st, and there are great astrophotography opportunities on the 11th & 25th!
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 week before and after. That’s not all! August is packed with great astrophotography opportunities.
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. The Earth will be at Aphelion to celebrate Independence day on the 4th of July. There’s much more phenomena to discover in the night skies in July 2020.
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.
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 across the globe. Jupiter and Saturn visit each other, as well as Mercury and Venus. READ MORE
Monthly Astronomy for April 2020
Moon Phases for April 2020 New Moon First Quarter Moon Full MoonSupermoon! Last Quarter Moon 22nd 1st, 30th 7th 14th Moon Facts Apogee: 20th Perigee: 7th Ascending Node: 27th Descending Node: 12th Moon Name: Pink Moon Meteor Showers Name Date Location (Constellation) Virginid Meteor Shower 12th Virgo Lyrid Meteor Shower 22nd Lyra Alpha Scorpiid Meteor READ MORE