#skywatching

[in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine]

#Moon #Lunar #NightSky #Celestial #Astronomy #MoonGazing #Luminous #SpaceBeauty #Moonscape #Skywatching #photography

[the-cool-space-nerd]

1/1/2024

Hey guys! I know it’s been a while, life has just been kind of crazy recently. Below, I have put together a list of all the astronomical events to look forward to this year. Enjoy!

January 3: Earth at perihelion

January 3-4: Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak

January 11: New Moon

January 12: Mercury at greatest western elongation

January 25: Full Moon

February 9: New Moon

February 24: Full Moon

March 10: New Moon

March 20: March Equinox

March 22: Possible viewing of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

March 24: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation

March 25: Full Moon, Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

April 8: New Moon, Total Solar Eclipse

April 21-23: Lyrids Meteor Shower Peak

April 23: Full Moon

May 4-5: Moon Earthshine Mornings

May 6-7: Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak

May 8: New Moon

May 9: Mercury at greatest western elongation

May 11-12: Moon Earthshine Nights

May 23: Full Moon

June 6: New Moon

June 20: June Solstice

June 22: Full Moon

July 5: New Moon, Earth at aphelion

July 21: Full Moon

July 22: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation

July 28-29: Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak

August 4: New Moon

August 12-13: Perseids Meteor Shower Peak

August 14: Conjuction of Mars and Jupiter

August 19: Full Moon

August 21: Lunar Occulation of Saturn

August 28: Possible views of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

September 3: New Moon

September 5: Mercury at greatest western elongation

September 8: Saturn at opposition

September 18: Full Moon, Supermoon, Partial Lunar Eclipse

September 20: Neptune at opposition

September 22: September Equinox

October 2: New Moon, Annular Solar Eclipse, Micromoon

October 7-9: Draconids Meteor Shower Peak

October 17: Full Moon, Supermoon

October 20-22: Orionids Meteor Shower Peak

November 1: New Moon

November 4-5: Taurids Meteor Shower Peak

November 15: Full Moon

November 16: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation

November 17-18: Leonid Meteor Shower Peak

December 1: New Moon

December 7: Jupiter at opposition

December 14-15: Geminid Meteor Shower Peak

December 15: Full Moon

December 21: December Solstice

December 22-23: Ursid Meteor Shower Peak

December 25: Mercury at greatest western elongation

December 30: New Moon

***Please let me know if there are any mistakes I need to correct. This list was compiled using multiple websites, so some dates may be a day or two off. I also tried to keep this list inclusive to both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres***

Image credit: @cora.a.harris on Instagram

#full moon #moon stuff #moon #space stuff #space #astronomy #astro observations #astro community #planets #night sky #sky #stargazing #study space #stars #meteor shower #skywatching #2024

[omicron-persei]

LOOKING UP

Imagine you are the captain of a ship in the prehistoric era, sailing through the vast ocean in the middle of the night. You are standing on the deck trying to figure out where you are. You look up towards the crow’s nest, the master studies the sky for a minute and tells you to turn a little to the right so you reach your destination.

Again, you are a hunter-gatherer living in an ancient world. You hear a sound - an animal maybe – you run with your friends to chase it down. After running a few miles in the dark forest at night, you heroically stick the harpoon into the deer. Everyone is happy by the prospect of a big meal tonight. But suddenly you realize you don’t know your way back. Finally, one of your friends looks up to the heavens and finds the way back to the shack.

Now your friend, the one that guided you home, is telling you how he has such command over the world above. “You see when I was little, my grandmother and I used to lay beneath the open sky at night and she would tell me all the interesting stories scripted in the sky.”

Now you are a farmer of the Agricultural revolution era, unsure of when to plant the wheat that you saved up for later. But as they say, “The hunter sayeth the winter is coming.” So not finding the Orion at dusk, you decide to hold on to your seeds for now.

So, you see why knowing the sky was important back then. But the picture now is quite different. In ancient times it was Astronomy and astrology, Now astrology is no longer science. It’s replaced by Astrophysics and Space exploration. So the question stands “Is Astronomy still relevant?

-To Be Continued

photo credit:

https://unsplash.com/photos/a-close-up-of-a-globe-on-a-table-fQJDepGM6YM

#astronotes #space #astronomy #stargazing #stargazer #skywatching #cosmic #stars #constellations #history #ancient history #blog post #night sky

[nature-godsgardenofeden]

The spiral galaxy next door

View at EarthSky Community Photos

Steven Bellavia in Mattituck, New York, shared this detailed image of the Andromeda galaxy: the closest spiral galaxy to our home galaxy, the Milky Way. It's only about 2.5 million light-years away. The Andromeda galaxy probably looks like our Milky Way in space. It's slightly bigger than our Milky Way, but similar in mass, a vast star island with dark lanes of dust and places where new stars are forming. Steven said he put together his last 2 years of data on this galaxy - a total of 57 hours - to create this composite image. He wrote: "The star-forming regions appear as small red 'knots' in and beyond the spiral arms. And the collections of young, hot blue stars appear as blue regions." Great work, Steven, thank you!

#andromeda #galaxy #andromeda galaxy #universe #space #astronomy #sky #stars #skywatching #god's creation #gods creation #earthsky

[shutterfox5555]

Sony a200 mounted onto a SkyWatcher Heritage 150P telescope

#photography #colour photography #astronomy #skywatching #night photography #moon #moon photography #telephoto #sony a200 #sony camera

[lifehacksthatwork]

Great video from NASA giving a heads up of everything happening in the night sky over the coming month. Here's a link to their homepage for more: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching/home/

#stargazing #nasa #night sky #how to #ysk #skywatching

[soospiritualjourney]

ARE YOU SAYING "I DO!" IN THIS SOLAR ECLIPSE?

Whoa!

What is a Solar Eclipse?

Solar eclipses used to be dreaded by rulers everywhere. They were seen as an omen of downfall, death, or the departure of a monarch. Kings and queens would nervously look up at the sky, fearing the eclipse as the sun was blocked out, plunging the day into darkness.

Today, solar eclipses are interpreted differently. We see and sometimes feel them as a burst of energy, a hidden quality of the sun being revealed as it's momentarily covered by the moon, like a ring of light around the moon.

The idea of a wild impulse becomes very powerful.

Eclipses and Self-Reflection

From a psychological perspective, eclipses are seen as a time for rectification – a chance to check in with yourself and see if you're on the right path. It's a time to ask yourself:

Am I following my life's purpose?

Have I strayed from my course?

Do I need to make changes?

These times may lead to strong emotions being expressed or difficulty with expressing your feelings. You might experience restlessness, sudden urges, or impulses without a clear explanation.

Stay Grounded

If you don't currently have a clear direction, and strong emotions arise during an eclipse, stay calm. Take some time to reflect on what these feelings might be telling you. Trust that these feelings hold importance.

#solareclipse #astronomy #science #nature #universe #space #learnsomethingnew #didyouknow #coolkidsofscience #astrophotography #skywatching #hiddenpower #energyboost #selfreflection #lifepath #rectification

[eyeathenenoctua]

Temporada de Aries #cieloreal

El Sol brilla en la constelación de Aries del 19 de abril al 14 Mayo

♈️ 🔥✨

“Es el individuo de Aries,

audaz y lleno de coraje,

camina con independencia,

sin ser un seguidor

de ninguna audiencia.

Con una furia ardiente en su corazón,

y fuego en su mirada,

Aries nunca se rinde ante la adversidad, siempre luchando con tenacidad y pasión.

Su impaciencia lo impulsa a la acción,

siempre buscando un cambio y mejoras,

es un líder nato y no busca aprobación,

ejerciendo su poder con energía, fuerza y determinación.

Así es Aries, el guerrero intrépido,

el líder con una furia ardiente en su corazón, con la energía y el coraje para liderar, persiguiendo su propio camino y su propia dirección.”

- Nika

Foto: Uhtred El Audaz

#astrologia #cieloreal #sidereal #true sidereal astrology #skywatching #constelaciones #hechodeestrellas #materiaestelar #consciencia estelar #Aries #ariesseason #arquetipos

[live-success1]

(via Total Solar Eclipse 2023: A Spectacular Celestial Event in Oregon)

#SolarEclipse2023 #CelestialEvent #OregonEclipse #Astronomy #TotalEclipse #Skywatching

[eonerudito]

#clouds #skies #cloudporn #skyporn #cloud photography #sky photography #cloud pics #sky pics #cloudwatching #skywatching

[aeolark]

#clouds #skies #cloud photography #sky photography #cloud pics #sky pics #cloudwatching #skywatching #cloudporn #skyporn

[in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine]

#Moon #Lunar #NightSky #Celestial #Astronomy #MoonGazing #Luminous #SpaceBeauty #Moonscape #Skywatching #photography

[timestampedjesus]

Wednesday June 21st the longest day of

A depiction of Mani and Sol (1895) by Lorenz Frølich

[gun-roswell]

The Winter's Moon

“The moon comes out, no matter the time of the year, it does not care, just because it can, it will, appear.” Gun Roswell The Winter’s Moon The moon shining in the early evening hours, having come out, from behind the curtains, not really having been hiding, just, hanging up there, waiting for the right moment, to make its appearance, now that sun doesn’t dominate the skies, as it is, winter…

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#moon #skywatching

[alienxboiii]

Had to work on my birthday, yesterday... I should've taken the day off 💀🎂 (officially 27 years old)

But I went to the library after, so that was nice (only checked out the painting + skywatching books) 🙂📚

#birthday #my birthday #birthday boy #selfie #vsco #vscox #vsco x #vsco edit #library #books #skywatching #watercolor #painting #art #hippie #hippy #vegan #dreadhead #locs #dreads #dreadlocks #freeform dreads #freeform locs #freeform dreadlocks #bi #bisexual #bi pride #27 years old

[ourwitching]

4 min read Don’t Make Me Wait for April 8! Can’t wait to see the Moon block the Sun on April 8...

#originaltags #2024 solar eclipse #citizen science #eclipses #skywatching #solar eclipses