Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Viewing Guide for 2024 Update | October 15: From October 14 through the 24th, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS may be visible to the naked eye after sunset. The comet will appear in the western sky, toward constellations Serpens and Virgo, after the sun sets. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which is expected to come within approximately 44 million miles …
Earth can regularly capture asteroids and pull them into our orbit making them mini-moons. Asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered this year, is about ~33 feet/ 10 meters wide, and follows a path similar to that of Earth’s mini-moon from 2022. Asteroid 2024 PT5 will be too small to see with binoculars or with home telescopes. Data shows that …
The September full Moon is called the Harvest Moon. This moon is the full moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox—the time of year when many crops are harvested. The September Harvest Moon will be a supermoon and have a partial lunar eclipse. A partial lunar eclipse happens when there is an imperfect alignment …
On Monday, June 3, a planetary alignment called the “parade of planets” will appear in the sky. A planetary alignment is when several planets are gathered on one side of the sun at the same time. The planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune will form a slope in the sky with a crescent …
The Latin word ‘coma,’ in the constellation Coma Berenices, references A Queen’s hair NGC 4689 lies in the hair of a queen This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4689, which lies 54 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. This constellation is named after the historical figure, Queen Berenice II …