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6d ago

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Under New Moon Tonight

Dark, moonless skies favor sightings of 10–20 fast meteors an hour from Halley’s Comet debris, with possible views of Comet Lemmon, Comet SWAN or northern aurora in some areas.

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last wk.

Orionids Peak Under New-Moon Skies Tonight

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last wk.

Comet Lemmon Makes Closest Approach Oct. 20–21 With Prime Viewing Under New Moon

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Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks Wednesday With Best Views After Dusk in Northern Skies

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3w ago

October 'Harvest/Hunter' Supermoon Rises Monday Night, Kicking Off a Three-Month Run

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3w ago

ESA Spacecraft Track Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Near Mars as Perihelion Nears

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3w ago

Orionid Meteor Shower Begins, With Peak Oct. 21–22 Under Moonless Skies

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last mo.

Rare Chi Cygnid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend With Early-Evening Meteors

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last mo.

Total Lunar Eclipse to Turn Harvest Moon Red on September 7

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2mo ago

Black Moon Set for August 23, but It Will Be Invisible

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2mo ago

Six-Planet Parade Continues as Mercury Rises and Moon Approaches

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2mo ago

Bright Gibbous Moon Dims Perseid Meteor Shower Peak

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2mo ago

Bright Gibbous Moon Limits Perseids Peak to About 25 Meteors an Hour

Meteor Showers

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Under New Moon Tonight

Orionids Peak Under New-Moon Skies Tonight

Comet Lemmon Makes Closest Approach Oct. 20–21 With Prime Viewing Under New Moon

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Oct. 21–23 Under New-Moon Skies

Twin Green Comets Brighten For Best Views Under Next Week’s New Moon

Orionid Meteor Shower Set to Peak Under Moonless Skies Next Week

Twin Green Comets Enter Prime Viewing Week Before Closest Approaches

Comets Lemmon and SWAN Poised for Best Viewing Oct. 20–21

Bright Moon Dulls Draconids’ Peak as Attention Shifts to Orionids

Draconids Peak Today With NASA Modeling a Brief Burst Up to 400 Meteors an Hour

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Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks Wednesday With Best Views After Dusk in Northern Skies

October 'Harvest/Hunter' Supermoon Rises Monday Night, Kicking Off a Three-Month Run

ESA Spacecraft Track Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Near Mars as Perihelion Nears

Orionid Meteor Shower Begins, With Peak Oct. 21–22 Under Moonless Skies

Rare Chi Cygnid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend With Early-Evening Meteors

Total Lunar Eclipse to Turn Harvest Moon Red on September 7

Black Moon Set for August 23, but It Will Be Invisible

Six-Planet Parade Continues as Mercury Rises and Moon Approaches

Bright Gibbous Moon Dims Perseid Meteor Shower Peak

Bright Gibbous Moon Limits Perseids Peak to About 25 Meteors an Hour

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