Over the last week, there has been a spate of sightings of weird lights in the sky across the northeast of the U.S. Here are five possible celestial explanations.
Over the last week, there has been a spate of sightings of weird lights in the sky across the northeast of the U.S., mainly New Jersey, but also New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts, and even Ohio. Some of these mysterious flying objects are suspected to be drones. Many will be planes. Others satellites.? Potentially, yes — and more than one. Here are a few culprits you might be unwittingly seeing across the U.S.
December is excellent for seeing fast-moving shooting stars — meteors bursting into Earth's atmosphere. Three important annual meteor showers begin or peak in December. The Geminids — the most prolific of the year — peaked overnight on Dec. 13/14 and will continue producing bright"fireballs" until Dec. 20. The Ursid meteor shower runs from Dec. 13-24 and the Quadrantid meteor shower from Dec. 12-Jan. 12.
The solar system's biggest planet is currently about as bright as dominant as it gets. Still sparkling since its annual— astronomy-speak for it getting closest to Earth — on Saturday, Dec. 7, Jupiter is showing off its entire disk and rising opposite the sunset as it gets closest to Earth. That means it's bright in the east immediately after dark — easily in the eye line of anyone outside as it gets dark. It will remain a very bright light in the night sky until mid-January.
Mars will come to opposition on Jan. 16, something it only does every 26 months as it swings close to Earth. That’s why it’s already so bright and golden, making it an unusually colorful sight in the sky. It's also rising shortly after dark in the east, behind Jupiter, so it is ripe for being spotted in the evening. This week, Mars hangs out very close to the Pollux and Castor in the constellation Gemini, another reason Mars could be confused for a drone.
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