Post by Owen on Oct 4, 2022 7:55:48 GMT
1 ~~~ Everything to See in the Sky This Month — From a Possible Mercury Sighting to a Meteor Shower
And a solar eclipse, too!
October may not have an asteroid crash, but with upcoming meteor showers, Mercury sightings, and a partial eclipse, the astro fun is hardly slowing down.
First things first: Northern lights sightings are on the rise, and it’s only going up from here.
A recent flurry of aurora-borealis activity provides a taste of what’s to come as we near solar maximum, the sun’s most active period.
Solar maximum is predicted for July 2025.
Check off this bucket-list natural phenomenon in Iceland, Alaska, or, as last month showed, as far south as Michigan.
October’s also one of the last months to admire the galactic center of the Milky Way in the U.S., according to the photography-planning app Photo Pills.
Here’s what else to watch for in the night sky this October; don’t forget your binoculars and, for aurora hunters, that cold-weather gear.
www.travelandleisure.com/october-space-mercury-meteor-shower-nasa-6745730?
3 October 2022
And a solar eclipse, too!
October may not have an asteroid crash, but with upcoming meteor showers, Mercury sightings, and a partial eclipse, the astro fun is hardly slowing down.
First things first: Northern lights sightings are on the rise, and it’s only going up from here.
A recent flurry of aurora-borealis activity provides a taste of what’s to come as we near solar maximum, the sun’s most active period.
Solar maximum is predicted for July 2025.
Check off this bucket-list natural phenomenon in Iceland, Alaska, or, as last month showed, as far south as Michigan.
October’s also one of the last months to admire the galactic center of the Milky Way in the U.S., according to the photography-planning app Photo Pills.
Here’s what else to watch for in the night sky this October; don’t forget your binoculars and, for aurora hunters, that cold-weather gear.
www.travelandleisure.com/october-space-mercury-meteor-shower-nasa-6745730?
3 October 2022