Stargazing
12-13 Aug
2024
Northern Hemisphere
Perseids Meteor Shower 2024
Best visibile from midnight until ~5:30am. You can watch tem from anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, find a dark place and look north. Expected rates: ~100 per hour
17-18 Sept 2024
Europe, majority of Asia, Africa, North & South America
Partial Lunar Eclipse
Visible from ~00:40 – 04:50 UTC. In a Partial Lunar Eclipse, only a part of the moon enters the earth’s shadow. You can see the moon with a dark shadow which looks like a “bite” was taken out from the moon.
2 Oct 2024
Southern part of North America, majority of South America
Annular Solar Eclipse
Maximum eclipse is at 18:45 UTC. An annular solar eclipse means that the moon passes between the earth and sun, but does not completely cover the sun. However, it covers most of it, leaving the outer edge visible as a bright ring (annulus) around the moon.
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M16 Nebula 