The October full Moon will be on October 17, 2024 at 7:26 a.m. EDT Following the harvest, animals are fattened, and this moon marks the time to hunt in preparation for winter. This will be the third of four consecutive supermoons this year. A Supermoon is when the Moon will be at its closest to Earth and …
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 …
The first day of Fall, aka the Autumn Equinox, is on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 8:44 A.M. EDT in the Northern Hemisphere. The equinox is special because this is when the Sun is positioned in the sky so that there is equal day and night—each lasting for 12 hours. After this, the days …