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Stargazers are in for quite the double feature this weekend: The Beaver Moon, the last supermoon of the year, will share the celestial stage with the dazzling Leonid meteor shower. The Beaver Moon will reach the crest of its full phase at 4:29 p.m. And as the Beaver Moon is rising, spectators might glimpse a "moon illusion," a period of time where the supermoon could look even bigger than normal due to an optical illusion. The Beaver Moon was named after the time of year when beavers begin hibernation. While the best viewing period will be over the weekend, the Leonids will be visible until the meteor shower ends on Dec. 2.

Persons: Preston Dyches Organizations: NASA, American Meteor Society Locations: North America

☆ November’s full beaver moon will peak Friday night followed by the Leonid meteor shower
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —November’s full moon, otherwise known as the beaver moon, will shine bright in the sky on Friday as the last supermoon of the year. In addition to observations from Earth, current space missions such as NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been collecting data on the moon since 2009, help enhance our understanding of the moon, Petro said. For patient sky-gazers looking to spy a meteor, Lunsford recommends facing east with the moon out of your field of view. The Leonids will be seen blazing in the night sky until the shower’s finality on December 2, according to the American Meteor Society. If you are eager to see more, two upcoming meteor showers peak next month:Geminids: December 12-13Ursids: December 21-22

Persons: CNN —, Noah Petro, ” Petro, don’t, it’s, Petro, “, ”, Robert Lunsford, Lunsford, Dogukan, ” Lunsford Organizations: CNN, American Meteor Society, NASA, Anadolu Agency, Getty, International Meteor Organization, “, Farmers Locations: Northern, Southern, Ankara, Turkey

☆ Northern Taurid meteor shower: Where and when to see the peak
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Julianna Bragg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The second branch of the Taurid meteor showers, the Northern Taurid event, is about to take center stage. The Northern Taurids have been active since mid-October, but the shower will peak Monday night into Tuesday — with optimal visibility likely occurring after midnight — offering patient sky-gazers the best opportunity to view meteor activity, according to NASA. However, the moon will be about 79% full when the Northern Taurids peak this week, according to the American Meteor Society, which could make spotting meteors earlier in the evening more challenging. The Northern Taurids are visible until December 2, according to the American Meteor Society, so there is potential to spot more fireballs over the next few weeks. Here are peak dates for upcoming meteor showers, according to the American Meteor Society:Leonids: November 16-17Geminids: December 12-13Ursids: December 21-22Two full moons also remain — the beaver moon, which is a supermoon, on November 15 and the cold moon on December 15, according to the Farmers’ Almanac.

Persons: Dr, Shannon Schmoll, Abrams, ” Schmoll, Encke, Schmoll, “, CNN’s Taylor Nicioli Organizations: CNN, NASA, Abrams Planetarium, Michigan State University, American Meteor Society, Farmers Locations: Southern, Antarctica, Northern

☆ Southern Taurid meteor shower: When and how to see its peak
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Southern Taurids, the first branch of the Taurid meteors showers, will be optimally visible after midnight early Tuesday. “An advantage with (the Taurids) is that they do tend to produce bigger, brighter (meteors) compared (with) other meteor showers. The Southern and Northern Taurid meteor showers will be visible almost everywhere in the world except Antarctica, Schmoll said, as long as the constellation Taurus is visible in the sky. Every few years, the Taurid showers see an increase in the rates of meteors produced, often called the Taurid “swarm,” such as the higher rates created in 2022. This heightened activity is usually seen every three or seven years, according to the American Meteor Society.

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Early November ushers in a skywatching bonanza, with three active meteor showers offering the chance to see shooting stars light up the night sky. The Southern Taurids meteor shower is expected to reach its peak overnight from Monday into Tuesday. At the same time, the last of the Orionid meteor shower should still be visible, following its peak on Oct. 20. The Southern and Northern Taurids, meanwhile, are both long-lasting meteor showers, with peaks that are less clearly defined than some other shooting star shows. The Taurids meteor showers get their name because the shooting stars appear to stream from a point in the sky where the Taurus constellation is located.

Persons: Northern Taurids, it’s, Taurid Organizations: American Meteor Society, Northern, NASA Locations: Southern, Northern, streetlights

☆ Orionid meteor shower: How to see debris from Halley’s comet
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The comet won’t be visible in the night sky until 2061. But the debris the comet leaves in its trail — otherwise known as the Orionid meteor shower — causes meteors to streak through Earth’s atmosphere. Meteors from Halley’s cometAs Earth orbits the sun, it encounters the debris trail from Halley’s comet twice a year. The best part of viewing a meteor shower, Lunsford said, is “getting in touch with nature and being part of the universe. Look for the celestial wonder in the western part of the night sky shortly after sunset.

Persons: Robert Lunsford, ” Lunsford, Lunsford Organizations: CNN, American Meteor Society, Orion, NASA, Farmers, Taurids

☆ October full hunter’s moon is the closest supermoon in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Gina Park | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The closest supermoon of the year will soon loom large and bright in the autumn sky. October’s hunter’s moon is set to peak at its fullest around 7:26 a.m. Many people associate the hunter’s moon with being orange in color as it rises, but the same could be said of all full moons. Why the full moon is called hunter’s moonThe hunter’s moon is the first full moon after the autumnal equinox, which occurred on September 22 this year. The hunter’s moon is expected to be joined by Jupiter, a red giant star called Aldebaran and the star cluster Pleiades, according to EarthSky.

Persons: it’s, Robin L, Shelton, Don’t, • Orionids, Leonids, Geminids, Ursids Organizations: CNN, NASA, University of Georgia, Jupiter, American Meteor Society Locations: Potawatomi, Fort Ouiatenon, West Lafayette , Indiana

☆ Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS will soon fly by Earth
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Ashley Strickland | Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A recently discovered comet, known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, will make its closest approach of Earth on Saturday. Sky-gazers won’t want to miss the event since it may be the last time the comet will be seen in the night sky for another 80,000 years. It will just appear to hang there, and it will slowly change position from night to night,” Cooke said. C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS appears brighter in an image taken by the Virtual Telescope Project three days after the comet reached its perihelion. “For many people, and especially children, seeing a bright comet in the night sky is a beautiful and life-changing experience,” Kareta said.

Persons: CNN —, Gianluca Masi, Bill Cooke, It’s, ” Cooke, ”, Teddy Kareta, Cooke, ” Kareta Organizations: CNN, Southern Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere, NASA, Telescope, Marshall Space, Lowell, Virtual Telescope, American Meteor Society, Taurids Locations: Italy, Meteoroid, Huntsville , Alabama, South Africa, Flagstaff , Arizona

☆ How to watch the Draconid meteor shower
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Keep your eyes on the night skies to see the elusive Draconid meteor shower, expected to peak Monday evening into early Tuesday. However, the Draconid meteor shower is on the sparse side. A meteor streaks across the sky during the Draconid meteor shower as seen over Howick rocks in Northumberland in northeast England in October 2021. If you live in an urban area, you might want to take a drive to avoid city lights, which can make the meteor shower seem faint. Meanwhile, sky-gazers can anticipate a busy meteor shower season to close out 2024.

Persons: Michel Giacobini, Owen Humphreys, Zinner, Ridley Scott's, Darrin Zammit Lupi Organizations: CNN, PA, Meteor, Southern Hemisphere, NASA, Reuters, American Meteor Society, Taurids Locations: Howick, Northumberland, England, Fort Ricasoli, Kalkara, Malta

☆ October’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse: Time, path and where to see it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

If you’re in the path of the partial or annular eclipse and plan to observe either celestial spectacle, make sure you have a pair of certified eclipse glasses or a handheld solar viewer. The eclipse pathThe annular eclipse will begin at 12:50 p.m. A global map shows the path of the annular solar eclipse on October 2. If you don’t have certified eclipse glasses or use a handheld solar viewer to observe the annular eclipse, you can use a telescope, binoculars or camera that has a special solar filter on the front, which acts the same way eclipse glasses would. The small space between will reflect the sun’s crescent during a partial eclipse or a ring during the annular eclipse.

Persons: Kent Nishimura, you’re Organizations: CNN, South America, NASA, Pacific, Atlantic Coast, American Meteor Society, Taurids Locations: South, Pacific, Rapa Nui, Easter, Argentina, Chile, Hawaii, American Samoa, Brazil, Fiji, French Polynesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Pitcairn Islands, Kiribati, Tonga, Uruguay, South Georgia, Falkland, Falkland Islands

☆ September’s full harvest supermoon will also create a partial lunar eclipse: How and when to see it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Sky-gazers around the world will be able to glimpse a partial lunar eclipse while September’s full harvest moon shines brightly Tuesday night. If you’re viewing the moon on Tuesday evening, for about an hour it will also appear as if a bite has been taken out of it due to a partial lunar eclipse. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when Earth moves between the sun and the full moon without being perfectly aligned. During a total lunar eclipse, Earth’s shadow can turn the moon’s surface a striking red color, which is known as a blood moon, according to NASA. The moon is seen through the clouds during a partial lunar eclipse over Caracas, Venezuela, early on November 8, 2022.

Persons: ”, Noah Petro, Artemis III, Federico Parra Organizations: CNN, NASA, Reconnaissance, Artemis, Saturn, Northern, American Meteor Society, Taurids Locations: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, United States, Caracas, Venezuela, AFP, Chuseok

☆ How and when to watch the Perseid meteor shower
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Riane Lumer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —It’s that time of summer to watch the most anticipated meteor shower of the year: the dazzling display known as the Perseids. Visible annually from mid-July to September 1, the Perseid meteor shower is set to peak between Sunday and before dawn Monday. Bill Cooke, head of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office, described the Perseids as the richest meteor shower of the year because of the bright fireballs. “There are meteor showers going all the time, but again, they’re so weak, most people wouldn’t even notice they’re happening,” Cooke said. “Don’t look at your cell phone, because that screen ruins your night vision, and it takes your eyes off the sky,” Cooke said.

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☆ Two meteor showers are set to peak this week. Here’s how to see them
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Look up at the night sky this week for a chance to see high-speed meteors and bright fireballs from two meteor showers set to peak around the same time. Meteor showers are the debris left by comets and asteroids orbiting the sun that Earth encounters annually at some point during its orbital path. Constellation Aquarius is the radiant for the Southern Delta Aquariids, and constellation Capricornus is the radiant for the Alpha Capricornids. The Southern Delta Aquariids are about 40 kilometers (25 miles) per second, according to NASA, and typically last for half a second. I think that makes them particularly special.”Meteor showersHere are the remaining meteor showers that are expected to peak in 2024.

Persons: Robert Lunsford, Lunsford, Andrew Rivkin, ” Rivkin, “ Organizations: CNN, Southern, American Meteor Society, NASA, Meteor, Applied, Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Northern, Southern Delta, Alpha, Taurids, Farmers, Almanac Locations: Baltimore, Southern, New York , New Jersey , Connecticut, East, Perseids

☆ Rare daytime fireball sighting over New York metropolitan area captured by videos
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

A dedicated meteor camera system captured the fireball over Northford, Connecticut. Mark KirschnerThe American Meteor Society received over 40 reports of a fireball sighting at around 11:15 a.m. The society confirmed that two videos submitted to AMS included footage of the fireball. During the same time eyewitnesses said they observed the fireball, several other spectators reported a loud sound as well as shaking in the area. The last fireball reported in daylight over the area was about a year and a half ago, Cooke said.

Persons: Bill Cooke, Cooke, Mark Kirschner, ” Cooke, Jason Stier, Robert Lunsford, ” Lunsford, “ Organizations: CNN, East Coasters, New, American Meteor Society, AMS, NASA, Southern Locations: New York City, New Jersey, Meteoroid, Northford , Connecticut, New York , New Jersey , Connecticut, Wayne , New Jersey

☆ Eta Aquariid meteor shower: How and when to watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —May kicks off with the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, and experts are anticipating a better show than in recent years, according to the American Meteor Society. The Eta Aquariid shower is often considered the best meteor shower of the year for the Southern Hemisphere, where sky-watchers could see between 20 and 40 meteors each hour, or perhaps even more, according to EarthSky. The source of the Eta Aquariid meteor shower is Halley’s comet. It happens again in October, resulting in the Orionid meteor shower. The American Meteor Society is inviting spectators to share their observations of the shower, which will help astronomers determine whether there were more meteors than expected.

Persons: CNN —, EarthSky, Capricornids, Buck Organizations: CNN, American Meteor Society, Southern, Hemisphere, NASA, ” Astronomers, Eta, Meteor, Taurids, Farmers Locations: South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America

☆ Lyrid meteor shower peaks this week right before the pink full moon
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The total solar eclipse has come and gone, but sky-gazers have reason to keep looking up — a meteor shower will peak this week right before a full moon rises. The Lyrid meteor shower will be most active Sunday night through the early morning hours of Monday, according to the American Meteor Society. And April’s full moon, also known as the pink moon, reaches the crest of its full phase at 7:49 p.m. The pink moon actually got its moniker due to its annual appearance not long after the start of spring, much like its namesake, a hot pink wildflower called Phlox subulata that blooms in early springtime, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Instead, an annular solar eclipse creates a “ring of fire” in the sky as the sun’s light surrounds the moon.

Persons: Ashley King, don’t, “, ” King, Paul Hayne, Hayne, It’s, ” Hayne, Lorenzo Di Cola, Alpha Capricornids, Perseids, Draconids, Orionids, Leonids, Geminids, Ursids Organizations: CNN, American Meteor Society, Northern, NASA, University of Colorado, Orvieto Cathedral, •, Alpha Locations: Southern, University of Colorado Boulder, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America

☆ Here’s how to see the upcoming worm moon lunar eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —A glowing worm moon will light up the sky on Monday with a celestial performance in store for people venturing out in the early morning hours — a penumbral lunar eclipse. The moon looks slightly darker during a 2023 penumbral lunar eclipse in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. It’s not going to be a super dramatic change in what we see in the moon,” Schmoll said. The penumbral eclipse comes about two weeks before a total solar eclipse that will cross Mexico, the United States and Canada on April 8. While a penumbral eclipse is not as dramatic as a total lunar eclipse with the moon appearing an eerie red, there is no special equipment required to view a lunar eclipse such as the viewing glasses needed for a solar eclipse, Schmoll said, allowing for lunar eclipses to be viewed with the naked eye.

Persons: Mahyuddin, Dr, Shannon Schmoll, “ It’ll, It’s, ” Schmoll, you’re, Schmoll, • Lyrids, Alpha Capricornids, Perseids, Draconids, Orionids, Leonids, Geminids, Ursids Organizations: CNN, Farmers, Getty, Michigan State University, NASA, American Meteor Society, Alpha Locations: Banda Aceh, Indonesia, AFP, Europe, North, East Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, South America, Mexico, United States, Canada, Asia

☆ February full moon peaks this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —February’s full moon, known as the snow moon, is set to peak on Saturday, shining bright around the world in the night sky. It’ll just be a little bit smaller than your average full moon that you look up at.”The full moon phase occurs when the moon, Earth and the sun are in alignment, in that order. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, completely blocking the sun’s face. A total solar eclipse won’t be visible across the contiguous United States again until August 2044. A lunar eclipse, which causes the moon to look dark or dimmed, occurs when the sun, Earth and moon align so that the moon passes into Earth’s shadow.

Persons: CNN —, “ It’s, ”, Rachel Klima, “, ” Klima, Klima, “ We’re, Buck, Lyrids, Capricornids Organizations: CNN, Farmers, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics, American Meteor Society, Taurids Locations: United States, Laurel , Maryland, Mexico, Canada, South America, Europe, North, East Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, Earth’s, Asia

☆ January’s full ‘wolf moon’ will brighten the night sky
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The first full moon of the new year, known as the wolf moon, will shine in the night sky Thursday. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, completely blocking the golden orb’s face. Those within the path of totality, or locations where the moon’s shadow will completely cover the sun, will see a total solar eclipse. Instead, annular solar eclipses create a “ring of fire” in the sky as the sun’s fiery light surrounds the moon’s shadow. A lunar eclipse, which causes the moon to look dark or dimmed, occurs when the sun, Earth and moon align so that the moon passes into Earth’s shadow.

Persons: Buck, Lyrids, Capricornids Organizations: CNN, NASA, Lakota, American Meteor Society, Taurids Locations: Mexico, United States, Canada, South America, Europe, North, East Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, Earth’s, Asia

☆ The Quadrantids are the first meteor shower of 2024. Here's where to look and the best time to see it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-03 | by ( Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The first meteor shower of the year is here. NASA says the Quadrantids are considered some of the best meteor showers that appear each year. When the two meet, the debris should rain down toward Earth at 90,000 mph, producing a meteor shower called the Quadrantids. NASA said the Quadrantids are one of the most spectacular annual meteor showers. harpazo_hope/Getty ImagesThe Quadrantids can produce bright fireballs and are one of, if not the, strongest meteor showers of the year, according to the American Meteor Society.

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☆ November’s full beaver moon will shine bright this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —November’s full moon, known as the beaver moon, will shine bright in the night sky starting Sunday, offering a dazzling sight to behold. “The upcoming full Moon (the Beaver Moon) will look like the familiar full Moon, however the specific features are always a little different from one Moon to the next,” said Dr. Noah Petro, chief of NASA’s planetary geology, geophysics and geochemistry lab, in an email. For optimal moon gazing, Petro recommends finding a space with a clear view of the sky — away from trees, buildings and bright lights. More on the beaver moonThe beaver moon’s name is believed to be a nod to this full moon’s appearance when the industrious animal retires to its lodge in anticipation of winter. Remaining celestial events for 2023The final full moon of the year is the cold moon on December 26, according to the Farmers’ Almanac.

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☆ Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Up next for end-of-year celestial spectaculars is the Leonid meteor shower, set to produce bright meteors with persistent trains streaking across the night sky. The moon will be 23% full on the night of the shower’s peak, according to the American Meteor Society. Leo is the meteor shower’s radiant, which is the point where the phenomenon appears to originate from, she explained. As the comet travels around the sun, it leaves a trail of rocks and dust that appears as the annual Leonid meteor shower when Earth moves through the debris while on its own orbital path. “Getting out and seeing any meteor shower for the first time is always fun,” she said.

Persons: CNN —, Dr, Sharon Morsink, Leo, Morsink, you’re, Tuttle, “, ”, ●, Ursids Organizations: CNN, University of Alberta, American Meteor Society, NASA, Leonid, Farmers Locations: Edmonton , Alberta

☆ Northern Taurids: Meteor shower could produce fireball display
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Taurid meteor shower is not quite finished, with one of its two streams set to peak this weekend. When the Northern Taurids, an annual minor shower, is at its most active, sky-gazers could catch sight of a bright meteor or two streaking across the night sky. The Northern Taurids are expected to peak at around 7:21 p.m. Stemming from a parent comet called Encke, both Taurid showers typically produce low rates of five meteors per hour. When these celestial objects, known as the Encke Complex, take their orbital journey around the sun, they leave a debris trail that appears as the Taurid meteor showers when Earth’s orbit intersects with their path.

Persons: Bill Cooke, ” Cooke, “, Cooke, Encke, ●, Geminids, Ursids Organizations: CNN, Southern, NASA, Northern, American Meteor Society, Farmers Locations: Meteoroid

☆ Southern Taurid meteor shower: See fireballs in the sky when it peaks this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The first branch of the Taurid meteor showers is set to peak this weekend, presenting an enticing opportunity for patient sky-gazers. Southern Taurid meteors have been blazing bright across the night sky since late September, but around the peak — expected at 8:47 p.m. Around the shower’s peak, the moon will be nearly half full at 44%, according to the American Meteor Society. During its journey, the comet leaves a trail of debris behind that appears as the Southern Taurid meteor shower when Earth’s orbit intersects with its path. Remaining meteor shower peaks in 2023If observing the Taurids’ peak activity has you eager to see more, several other meteor showers still peak this year.

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☆ Orionid meteor shower: Keep an eye out for meteors in the sky this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —If you are looking for a spectacular show this weekend, look up to find the Orionid meteor shower shining bright through Saturday and Sunday night. This weekend, the moon will be in its first quarter phase and will set near midnight, according to the American Meteor Society. If possible, it is ideal to get away from light pollution and find a spot with a clear view of the dark sky, King said. In early May, Earth passes through a different section of Halley’s orbit trail, resulting in the meteor shower known as the Eta Aquariids. From 2006 to 2009, the Orionids saw anywhere between 50 to 75 meteors per hour, according to the American Meteor Society.

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