Quadrantids, described by NASA as one of the best annual meteor showers, has been active since 28th December and will last till January 12, peaking on the night between 3rd – 4th. Unlike most meteor showers which originate from comets, this one originates from an asteroid, named 2003 EH1. This meteor shower’s radiant point is …
Jupiter and Saturn are about to appear closer to each other in almost the same direction, making a great planetary pair on the day of the solstice December 21, 2020. This can be seen as a single bright star just after the sunset in the southwest sky, which can be observed once in a lifetime. …
A few days before the ‘Great Conjunction’, which will be able to see once in your lifetime, the crescent Moon will pass close to Jupiter and Saturn in the night sky on December 17. You will surely catch the Moon and the two largest planets in our solar system very close to each other in …
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. A total solar eclipse, when the Moon completely covers the Sun, is happening for the first time this year on the 14th of December. This event is not this year’s first solar eclipse as the annular Solar eclipse which occurred in June …
One of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, the Geminids, will peak on the night of December 13-14. The radiant point of the shower, the bright star Castor in the constellation Gemini, will be highest in the sky around 2 a.m. This year, with the waning crescent moon and a favoring dark sky, …
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