The partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, begins at 4:50 a.m. EDT (0850 GMT) and ends at 8:43 a.m. EDT (1243 GMT). It will reach its maximum phase at 6:47 a.m. EDT (1047 GMT), with a sliver of the sun peaking out from behind the moon, according totimeanddate.com,...
Although it is best visible from the Northern Hemisphere, Geminid meteors can also be spotted from the Southern Hemisphere. Meteor showers are named after the constellation from which the meteors appear to emanate, known as the radiant. From Earth's perspective, the Geminid meteor shower appears ...
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Orion is located in the southwestern sky and if you are in the Southern Hemisphere it is visible in the northwestern sky. The three brightstarsAlnilam, Mintaka and Alnitak that formOrion's beltare the easiest to spot.
In the Southern Hemisphere, where the seasons are switched, the Harvest Moon occurs in March and the Cold Moon is in June. According toEarthsky.org, these are common names for full moons south of the equator. January:Hay Moon, Buck Moon, Thunder Moon, Mead Moon ...
You can see the Perseid meteor shower best in the Northern Hemisphere and down to the mid-southern latitudes, and all you need to catch the show is darkness, somewhere comfortable to sit and a bit of patience. To find the Perseid meteor shower, it's a good idea to look for the point...
Joe Rao is Space.com's skywatching columnist, as well as a veteran meteorologist and eclipse chaser who also serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium. What is a Blue Moon? Either a calendrical oddity or the moon actually appearing blue to the eye. This...