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In 2024, the Lyrids will peak on the night between 22–23 Apr April Meteor Shower The Lyrid Meteor Shower is usually active between April 16 and 25 every year. It tends to peak around April 22 or 23. Oldest Recorded Meteor Shower Named after constellation Lyra, the Lyrids are one of the oldest recorded meteor […]
The Full Moon in April is named the Pink Moon after the pink flowers that bloom in spring. Other names are Breaking Ice Moon, Budding Moon, Awakening Moon, Egg Moon, and Paschal Moon. The Full Moon in April is known as the Pink Moon after blooming wildflowers. ©iStockphoto.com/Smitt April 2024: Jupiter and Moon close approach Pink Moon […]
May Meteor Shower Also sometimes spelled as Eta Aquariid, the meteor shower is usually active between April 19 and May 28 every year. Named After Aquarius The radiant, the point in the sky where the Eta Aquarids seem to emerge from, is in the direction of the constellation Aquarius. The shower is named after the […]
Earthshine is a dull glow which lights up the unlit part of the Moon because the Sun’s light reflects off the Earth's surface and back onto the Moon. A Waxing Crescent Moon lit up by earthshine. ©bigstockphoto.com/nantela It is also sometimes called ashen glow, the old Moon in the new Moon's arms, or the Da Vinci glow, after […]
Mercury consists of a large iron core surrounded by a thin rocky shell. Mercury’s cratered surface gives it an appearance similar to our Moon. © NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington Jupiter and Moon Close Approach 2024 A Brief Overview of Mercury Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and the smallest planet in the solar […]
The New Moon is when the Sun and Moon are aligned, with the Sun and Earth on opposite sides of the Moon. At New Moon, the Sun, the Moon, and Earth are in alignment. ©timeanddate.com April 2024: Jupiter and Moon close approach Next New Moon 8 May 2024, 08:51 Previous New Moon 8 Apr 2024, […]
