This year August holds two aces up its sleeve: very favorable conditions for the Perseid meteor shower and a close gathering of planets in the west. Look for the Perseids after 10 p.m. the nights ...

This year, the moon will not interfere too much with Geminid meteor hunting as the last quarter moon falls on Dec. 11. A waning crescent moon will be present during the shower's peak. Unlike a ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — It’s beginning to look a lot like the Geminid meteor shower is coming! The shower will likely peak late Saturday night into early Sunday morning. What’s the best way to ...

The first meteor shower of the year is expected to light up the sky on Friday night, with stargazers in the UK to see up to 50 “shooting stars” an hour. The Quadrantid meteor shower ...

(CNN) — The new year kicks off with the peak of the Quadrantids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year, according to NASA. But keep your eyes peeled because with a peak only lasting ...

Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2024 Peak: What time is it and how long will it peak in the US? As has become customary for stargazers, the Quadrantids will be the first star shower of the year ...

However, meteor trails through a wide-angle lens can ... Monitor the state of the lens with a torch every 20 minutes or so. In a cool, damp August night, lenses have a habit of fogging over.

“It's not a great year for meteor showers ... The moon will only be at 11% illumination for the Quadrantids. At its peak, the shower can display up to 40 meteors per hour for viewers in a ...

Key highlights include the Venus and Moon conjunction, Quadrantid meteor shower peak ... rare as the next clearly visible eclipse will be 11 years later. January 4: Earth at Perihelion On January ...