It’s late at night, light wispy clouds float gently by as the nearly full Moon shines down. But then you notice a faint, ghostly glow in the sky. It looks like a ring around the Moon, a delicate circle of off-white light with the Moon sitting perfectly in its center. This rare event is called a
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Farmers’ Almanac astronomy provides the best times to view meteor showers, full moons, facts about planets and stars, plus more!
Have you heard about the rare "Money" Moon gracing the sky? We have the details.
Read MoreSolstice. Equinox. These are words that we hear at the start of each season. We greet spring with the arrival of the vernal equinox in late March, and we welcome winter with the arrival of the solstice in late December. But aside from marking the transition from one season to the next, what exactly do
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Read MoreDo you like shooting stars? If so, mark your calendars for August 11-13, when you’ll have the best chance of seeing the annual Perseid Meteor Shower (pronounced PER-see-id). The Perseids are usually considered to be one of the best meteor showers of the year! What’s in store for 2024? Read on! What Is THE Perseid
Read MoreA day to celebrate Asteroids? Sort of. Asteroid Day marks the anniversary of an explosion so enormous, researchers are still trying to figure out what happened.
Read MoreIf Aurora Borealis sightings are on your bucket list, you're in luck. Everyone has a chance to see them, you just have to know when and where to look.
Read MoreThere are lots of exciting things happening in the cosmos this month, including two full Moons, several planetary line ups, and more! Here’s the full calendar astronomical events happening in March 2018.
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