What astronomical event happened in 2017?
From a historic midsummer total solar eclipse that swept across the United States to wonderful evening apparitions of Venus and Saturn to great performances by two of the best annual meteor showers, this year has been a good one for amateur astronomers. Here’s Space.com’s look at the top skywatching highlights of 2017.
What astronomical event will happen in 2023?
| Sunday | Monday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 17 New Moon M55 is well placed | 22 134340 Pluto at opposition |
| 23 | 24 | 29 Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2023 |
| 30 Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2023 α-Capricornid meteor shower 2023 | 31 The Moon at aphelion Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky |
What astronomical events are happening in 2019?
| Sunday | Monday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Aurigid meteor shower 2019 | 2 Mars at solar conjunction | 7 |
| 8 Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Lunar occultation of Saturn | 9 September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2019 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 21 Moon at Last Quarter |
| 22 | 23 September equinox | 28 New Moon 136472 Makemake at solar conjunction |
Can you see Jupiter?
Our solar system’s two biggest worlds – the mighty Jupiter followed by the glorious ringed Saturn – will appear in the sky next to each other at their closest since 1623 and closest visible from Earth since the Middle Ages in 1226. This will happen on Dec. 21, 2020, during an event called a “great conjunction.”
What astronomical events happened in 2020?
July through September – Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
- July through September – Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
- July 4-5 – Lunar Eclipse near Jupiter & Saturn.
- July 10 – Venus greatest illumination extent.
- July 11-12 – Moon near Mars.
- July 14 – Jupiter closest to Earth (Opposition)
- July 20 – Saturn closest to Earth (Opposition)
What will happen in October 2023?
An annular solar eclipse will occur on Saturday, October 14, 2023. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth….
| Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | 0.3753 |
| Magnitude | 0.952 |
| Maximum eclipse |
Is there a total solar eclipse in 2023?
The solar eclipse of October 14, 2023, will be annular (ring-shaped) in a narrow path from Oregon to Texas to Central America and northern South America. It will be partial to the northeast and southwest.
Is there a lunar eclipse in 2023?
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on 5 May 2023….May 2023 lunar eclipse.
| Penumbral eclipse | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 May 2023 |
| Saros cycle | 141 (24 of 73) |
| Penumbral | 257 minutes, 31 seconds |
| Contacts (UTC) P1 15:14:10 Greatest 17:22:51 P4 19:31:41 |
Will there be a solar eclipse in 2022?
There will be no total solar eclipse in 2022 however there are two total lunar eclipses, the first occurring on May 16, and visible across North and South America, Africa and Western Europe. The second lunar eclipse will occur on Nov. 8 and be visible across North and South America, Pacific and east Asia.