This will be a spectacular conjunction to observe a few mornings in a row as the planets move closer to each other. August 12-13: Perseids Meteor Shower - The Perseids almost always delight, but unfortunately the Moon will interfere with the shower this year.Īugust 18: Venus and Jupiter Conjunction - The two planets will come within only ¼ degree from each other in the morning sky. Those who live on the coast, expect a wide range in ocean tides, from extremely low to extremely high.
Photographers, be sure to submit your images of the rising Supermoon to Orion's Facebook page.
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August 10: Supermoon - The Full Moon will come its closest to Earth all year on this date - 221,765 miles, making it the so-called "Supermoon" of 2014. Visible together from moonrise to moonset around 2 a.m. June 7: Moon & Mars Conjunction - The Moon and Mars will creep to within about two degrees (about 4 lunar diameters apart) on the night of June 7.
Stay tuned for updates on this potential spectacle, and plan on watching the skies for a day or two before and after, as these predictions may be a day or so off. If their predictions are correct, meteors may rip through the sky at a rate as high as 1000/hour! To best see this potentially historic event, plan to stay up most of the night and get away from city lights! Best views will be after the Moon has set. May 24: Meteor storm from Camelopardalis - Astronomers are forecasting that there may be a huge "storm" of meteors the night of May 24. So while you're out watching the eclipse, make sure to train your telescopes on the fiery red planet, which will be as bright as Sirius! May 10: Astronomy Day - A human event, not an astronomical one, this is one of two days set aside to honor and celebrate the thrill of astronomy. On April 14, Mars will come within 57.4 million miles of Earth, the closest it's been since 2008. The Moon will be immersed in the Earth's shadow for 78 minutes, with a very good chance of turning a beautiful yet erie coppery red. This is the first total lunar eclipse visible from North and South America in nearly 3.5 years. on the night of April 14, watch the Earth's shadow cover the Moon in a total lunar eclipse. No telescopes or binoculars necessary to see the star flicker out.Īpril 14/15: Total Lunar Eclipse - Starting around 11p.m. Regulus will remain invisible for up to 12 seconds for those situated along the center of a 45-mile-wide path that extends from New York City to Oswego in New York and on up to Ontario, Canada. March 20: Asteroid Occults Regulus - In the early morning hours, asteroid 163 Erigone has been predicted to obscure the bright star Regulus in Leo. in Portland, Oregon, with Orion ED 80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope.
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