Nature and Critters

There is only one week left until the sun’s face is entirely tucked behind the moon for a total solar eclipse.   The celestial event will take place on April 8, 2024, and totality will last in some places up to 4 minutes and 28 seconds. Most spots along the path [……]

Top three things to see in the night sky in March 2024: – Throughout the month – the spring triangle – 18 March – Plato crater and other lunar features – 24 March – Mercury at its greatest distance from the Sun Spring stars: the Spring Triangle             [……]

February 8– Alpha Centaurid Meteor Shower Peak The Alpha Centaurid meteor shower, a minor annual celestial event, occurs annually from 28th January to 21st February, reaching its peak around 8th February. Though considered a minor shower with a zenith hourly rate of just six meteors, its occurrence during a new [……]

↓ Something to look forward to next week. Orion’s Belt  (my personal favorite) Orion’s Belt is one of the oldest constellations.  It consists of three stars: from east to west, they are Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. Separately, these three supergiant stars are several times more massive than the sun, and [……]

December 2023 is a busy month in the night sky! December 8 – Mercury at its Evening Peak Yes, Mercury is in this photo! Can you spot it? Since Mercury is so close to the sun, we can only observe it when it reaches its “highest” aka visually furthest from [……]

What’s the bright ‘Star’ in the east in the morning? It’s Venus. From January through September, the closest planet to Earth dominated the post-sunset night western sky as the “Evening Star,” becoming ever-brighter, before sinking back into the sun’s glare. Then it did the opposite, appearing to rise higher into [……]

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