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Partial solar eclipse October 25, 2022: Watch online
A partial solar eclipse on October 25, 2022, will sweep across Europe, western Asia, northeastern Africa, and the Middle East. Watch online here.
Fred Espenak
October 24, 2022
Meet Aquarius the Water Bearer and its stars
Aquarius lies in a “watery” part of the sky, near Pisces the Fish, Cetus the Whale, Eridanus the River and Piscis Austrinus the Southern Fish.
Bruce McClure
October 16, 2022
Spectacular fireball over UK last night, September 14
Spectacular fireball over UK on the night of September 14, 2022. Details in this post, plus how to report it, if you saw it.
Deborah Byrd
September 15, 2022
Full and near moon July 13
Learn more - and see charts - related to the July 13, 2022, nearest full moon of 2022 from master chart-maker Guy Ottewell.
Guy Ottewell
July 11, 2022
Helioconjunction of Jupiter and Neptune on June 6
There will be a helioconjunction of Jupiter and Neptune on June 6, 2022. That is, as seen from the sun, Jupiter will overtake Neptune.
Guy Ottewell
June 5, 2022
Tau Herculid meteors: Best images and video
Best images and video from this week's much-anticipated (and not disappointing) Tau Herculid meteor shower.
Don Machholz
June 1, 2022
Total lunar eclipse – a supermoon eclipse – on May 15-16, 2022
A 90-minute total lunar eclipse on Sunday, May 15-16, 2022. It's seen across much of Earth, best from the Americas and western Africa.
Fred Espenak
Editors of EarthSky
May 15, 2022
Darn! Comet C/2021 O3 PanSTARRS has disintegrated
Astronomers hoped comet C/2021 O3 (PanSTARRS) would get bright after its April 2022 sweep near the sun. Instead, it disintegrated.
Don Machholz
Kelly Kizer Whitt
Deborah Byrd
May 5, 2022
The Bortle survival limit for comets
Astronomers learn even from failed comets. The Bortle survival limit gives us a prediction as to whether a comet will survive perihelion.
Don Machholz
May 5, 2022
The upcoming total solar eclipse in North America
The next total solar eclipse visible from North America will be on April 8, 2024. Find charts and learn more about eclipses here.
Editors of EarthSky
April 29, 2022
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