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Eclipses News 19 June 2025 - 20 September 2025

Skywatchers’ Weekend Spectacle: Eclipse, Auroras & Saturn Dazzle Sept 20–21, 2025

Skywatchers’ Weekend Spectacle: Eclipse, Auroras & Saturn Dazzle Sept 20–21, 2025

Key Facts Meteor Showers & Fireballs Even without a major meteor shower peak, the night sky is still offering shooting stars this weekend. Several minor meteor showers are active, and combined with random “sporadic” meteors they can produce up to 10 meteors per hour under dark skies imo.net imo.net. The Moon is new on Sept 21 (invisible at night) imo.net, which means moonless dark skies ideal for meteor spotting in the predawn hours. Active meteor showers right now include: Most of the meteors this weekend will be sporadics, the random bits of dust and rock that hit Earth’s atmosphere every
20 September 2025
This Weekend’s Sky Spectacle: ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse, Auroras & Meteor Showers (Sept 7–8, 2025)

This Weekend’s Sky Spectacle: ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse, Auroras & Meteor Showers (Sept 7–8, 2025)

Total “Blood Moon” Lunar Eclipse on Sept. 7 The headline event is undoubtedly Sunday’s total lunar eclipse, whimsically nicknamed a “Blood Moon” for the eerie red color the Moon takes on. On the night of September 7–8, Earth will slide directly between the Sun and the full Moon, casting our planet’s shadow across the Moon’s face ndtv.com. During the peak totality phase (lasting about 1 hour 22 minutes), the Moon will be completely engulfed in Earth’s dark umbral shadow earthsky.org. Instead of vanishing entirely, the Moon glows red-orange – the result of sunlight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere and onto the
7 September 2025
Sky Spectacles of September 2025: Blood Moon Eclipse, Double Eclipses & Planetary Pairings

Sky Spectacles of September 2025: Blood Moon Eclipse, Double Eclipses & Planetary Pairings

Eclipses of September 2025: A Blood Moon and a Crescent Sun Total Lunar Eclipse & “Corn Moon” (Sept 7): On the night of September 7, Earth’s shadow will completely engulf the full Moon, causing a total lunar eclipse that lasts about 82 minutes timesofindia.indiatimes.com. During totality (from ~17:30–18:52 UTC), the Moon will dim to a deep reddish hue – hence the dramatic “Blood Moon” nickname nationalgeographic.com earthsky.org. This eerie copper-red color occurs because Earth’s atmosphere scatters blue light and bends some red sunlight into the shadow, painting the Moon in sunset shades science.nasa.gov. “Total lunar eclipses can turn a deep
31 August 2025
All Eyes on the Skies: September 2025 Celestial Spectacles (Meteor Showers, Eclipses & More)

All Eyes on the Skies: September 2025 Celestial Spectacles (Meteor Showers, Eclipses & More)

September 7, 2025 features a total lunar eclipse (Blood Moon) with about 83 minutes of totality, visible across Antarctica, Australia, Asia, the western Pacific and Africa, peaking around 18:11 UTC. A deep partial solar eclipse on September 21, 2025 reaches about 85% coverage, with maximum at 19:41 UTC and best views from New Zealand and nearby open-ocean regions between NZ and Antarctica. Saturn at opposition on September 21, 2025 appears near magnitude 0.6 with its rings tilted about 2° toward Earth, though the ring-plane is almost edge-on this year. Venus is occulted by the Moon on September 19, 2025, visible
30 July 2025
Skywatch Alert: 50+ Must-See Cosmic Events from July 2025 to June 2026 (Eclipses, Meteor Storms & Rare Planetary Shows!)

Skywatch Alert: 50+ Must-See Cosmic Events from July 2025 to June 2026 (Eclipses, Meteor Storms & Rare Planetary Shows!)

Perseids peak on August 12–13, 2025 with 50–100 meteors per hour in the Northern Hemisphere, best after midnight as the Moon wanes. Geminids peak on December 13–14, 2025 with 100+ meteors per hour and the first-quarter Moon sets early. Quadrantids peak on January 3–4, 2026 with about 120 meteors per hour over roughly a four-hour window, aided by new Moon darkness. Total lunar eclipse on September 7–8, 2025, the long-haul Blood Moon, fully visible across Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia/New Zealand with totality about 1 hour 22 minutes. Saturn at opposition on September 21, 2025; rings are edge-on for a
19 June 2025
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