This year will feature many 'out-of-this-world' events, from meteor showers to a solar eclipse. Check out the full calendar and plan your stargazing.
It’s a new year and an excellent one for stargazers.We'll get a solar eclipse this yearWith events happening almost every month, especially during the second half of the year, you'll get many opportunities to pull out the telescope.We start the year with this great meteor shower, which produces 40 meteors per hour at its peak on the night of the 3rd. The full moon will block out the faint meteors, but you’ll still be able to see a good few, especially near the constellation Bootes.
"Finally, if you look at a planet over several nights or months, you will notice that it moves with respect to the stars near it. That’s where the Greeks gave the planets their names, which means wanderer."It also doesn't hurt to buy a telescope, either. What kind of telescope should you buy? Caballero-Nieves suggests that "You should first decide what you are interested in observing. Reflecting telescopes use mirrors and are more compact, but reflecting telescopes that use lenses can be more affordable."
"Smaller telescopes are great for looking at bright things like the Moon, planets and bright stars. Larger telescopes are better for observing faint things like galaxies, nebulas and comets."Our team of meteorologists dives deep into the science of weather and breaks down timely weather data and information. To view more weather and climate stories,
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