2024: A Stellar Year for Celestial Events with Total Solar Eclipse, Bright Comets, Meteor Showers, and Supermoons

Astronomy enthusiasts can look forward to a total solar eclipse visible from North America, two potentially bright comets, moonless meteor showers, and three supermoons in 2024.

• 2024 will be a remarkable year for celestial events, with a total solar eclipse visible from 15 U.S. States, Mexico, and Canada on April 8, 2024.
• Two bright comets may be visible in 2024, one of them possibly during totality on April 8.
• Three major meteor showers will take place under moonless skies in 2024: the Quadrantids in January, the Eta Aquariids in May, and the Perseids in August.
• Three supermoons will occur in 2024, with the Super Harvest Moon Eclipse in September, the Super Harvest Moon in October, and the Super Beaver Moon in November.
• Several close conjunctions of planets will occur in 2024, with Jupiter and Uranus in April, Mars and Uranus in July, and Mars and Jupiter in August.

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