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Skywatch Alert: Harvest Supermoon, Meteors & Auroras Light Up Oct 6–7, 2025

Skywatch Alert: Harvest Supermoon, Meteors & Auroras Light Up Oct 6–7, 2025

Key Skywatch Highlights (October 6–7, 2025): The Harvest Supermoon of October 6–7, 2025 Illustration: A comparison of a supermoon at perigee vs. a micromoon at apogee, as seen from Earth. The Oct. 6 full moon occurs near lunar perigee, making it a supermoon (larger and brighter than average) science.nasa.gov. NASA/JPL-Caltech. October’s full moon arrives on the night of October 6–7 and is extra special: it’s both the Harvest Moon and a Supermoon. The term Harvest Moon refers to the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox (Sept. 22), traditionally aiding farmers with extended evening light timeanddate.com. In 2025, the September
6 October 2025
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Beaver Moon 2025: November’s Supermoon Spectacle Illuminates Sky and Storytelling

October 2025’s Rare Harvest Supermoon – Biggest, Brightest Full Moon of the Year

A Rare “Harvest Supermoon” Lights Up October Skies Mark your calendars for a lunar spectacle: on the night of October 6, 2025, a conspicuously big, bright full moon will dominate the sky. This isn’t just any full moon – it’s a “Harvest Moon” Supermoon, an unusual coincidence that promises a dazzling show. Skywatchers across the globe will be able to enjoy this brilliant moon without any special equipment, as long as clouds don’t get in the way. And unlike an eclipse or meteor shower, everyone in the world can see this supermoon if it’s nighttime in their time zone, since
5 October 2025
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Two Comets Will Light Up October’s Night Sky – When and How to Watch

Two Comets Will Light Up October’s Night Sky – When and How to Watch

Two Icy Visitors from the Outer Solar System This fall’s night sky brings not one but two comets into view – a rare cosmic coincidence that has amateur astronomers buzzing. Comet C/2025 A6 (nicknamed Lemmon) and Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) both formed in the frigid outskirts of the solar system and have traveled inward for the first time in millennia. “These features make ‘Lemmon’ a striking reminder of the icy wanderers that visit the inner solar system from the distant Oort Cloud,” noted astronomer Aleix Roig after capturing the comet’s eerie green glow in late September space.com. Comets like these
4 October 2025
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Double Meteor Shower Spectacle: Draconid and Orionid Displays Will Light Up October’s Night Sky

Double Meteor Shower Spectacle: Draconid and Orionid Displays Will Light Up October’s Night Sky

Draconid Meteor Shower – October’s Early-Show “Dragon” Fireworks The Draconid meteor shower – emanating from the northern constellation Draco (the Dragon) – kicks off the month’s skywatching excitement. In 2025 the Draconids are active from October 6 to 10, with peak activity predicted on the evening of October 8 (into the early hours of Oct. 9) earthsky.org. Unlike most meteor showers which are strongest after midnight, the Draconids are best viewed in the early evening after nightfall earthsky.org. That’s because Draco’s “head,” where the shower’s radiant lies, is highest in the sky in the evening and then sinks lower later
4 October 2025
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Cosmic Showcase: What’s Up in the Sky on Sept 28–29, 2025

Cosmic Showcase: What’s Up in the Sky on Sept 28–29, 2025

Meteor Showers and Fireballs This weekend’s meteor activity will be modest. No major shower peaks on Sept 28–29. The Orionids (parent comet Halley) have just started but are weak – current rates are well under 1 meteor/hour and won’t peak until Oct. 23 amsmeteors.org. The only notable shower is the Southern Taurids (from comet 2P/Encke), active Sept 23–Nov 12 with a broad radiant. AMS predicts a Southern Taurid rate of about 3/hour around local midnight (the radiant in Pisces, best near 1 a.m.) amsmeteors.org. All other named showers (epsilon Geminids, sextantids, etc.) are producing <1/hr amsmeteors.org amsmeteors.org. Thus most meteors will be
28 September 2025
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Equinox Sky Alert: Northern Lights, Planet Parade & More Dazzle Sept 22–23, 2025

Equinox Sky Alert: Northern Lights, Planet Parade & More Dazzle Sept 22–23, 2025

Equinox Brings Autumn – And an Aurora Opportunity Monday, September 22 marks the autumnal equinox, the moment the Sun crosses Earth’s equator. Day and night are nearly equal in length across the globe during an equinox earthsky.org. In 2025 this happens at 18:19 UTC on Sept 22 (which is 8:19 p.m. in Warsaw, or 2:19 p.m. EDT) earthsky.org earthsky.org. For the Northern Hemisphere, it’s the first day of autumn; for the Southern Hemisphere, spring begins earthsky.org. Equinoxes are more than just a date on the calendar – they also have an interesting side effect for skywatchers: an “equinox effect” that
22 September 2025
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Don’t Miss These Night Sky Spectacles on Sept 11–12, 2025: Meteor Shower, Auroras & Planet Parade

Don’t Miss These Night Sky Spectacles on Sept 11–12, 2025: Meteor Shower, Auroras & Planet Parade

Meteor Shower: Scant Shooting Stars Under a Bright Moon If you’re hoping to wish upon a shooting star this week, temper your expectations – no major meteor showers peak on exactly Sept 11–12. The only ongoing shower is the September Epsilon Perseids, a minor display active from about Sept 5 to 21 space.com. This shower peaked around the morning of Sept 9 with at best ~5 meteors per hour under ideal dark skies space.com. In practice, the bright Moon has severely limited the count – observers likely saw only a few meteors each hour even at peak space.com. As we move past the
11 September 2025
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Little-Known Meteor Shower to Light Up September Skies – Your Guide to the Epsilon Perseids 2025

Little-Known Meteor Shower to Light Up September Skies – Your Guide to the Epsilon Perseids 2025

Key Facts Peak Dates and Best Viewing Times Mark your calendars for the night of September 8–9, 2025. That is when the September Epsilon Perseids meteor shower reaches its peak activity. In 2025 the predicted peak occurs around 8 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Sept. 9 (which is 12:00 GMT) space.com. This timing means that for skywatchers in the Americas, the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, Sept. 9 are prime viewing. Even though the exact peak is during daylight for Europe/Africa (and early evening in East Asia/Australia), anytime after nightfall on Sept. 8 into the early hours of Sept. 9 is
10 September 2025
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Cosmic Spectacle Alert: Auroras, Meteor Shower & Planetary Parade Dazzle Sept. 10–11, 2025

Cosmic Spectacle Alert: Auroras, Meteor Shower & Planetary Parade Dazzle Sept. 10–11, 2025

Key Facts Auroras Dance at High Latitudes After an unexpected geomagnetic storm dazzled skywatchers in early September, the Northern Lights remain a top attraction for those in northern regions. Over Labor Day weekend (Sept. 1–2), a potent “cannibal” solar eruption hit Earth’s magnetic field, sparking auroras as far south as Illinois and Oregon in the U.S. space.com space.com. “Impact is expected by late September 1. G2+ conditions possible,” explained Dr. Tamitha Skov, a space weather physicist, as she noted that one fast coronal mass ejection (CME) overtook another to intensify the storm space.com. The result was a geomagnetic storm that briefly
10 September 2025
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Skywatch Alert: Meteors, Auroras & Planet Parade on Sept. 9–10, 2025

Skywatch Alert: Meteors, Auroras & Planet Parade on Sept. 9–10, 2025

Meteor Shower: September Epsilon Perseids An annual meteor shower is gracing the early-September skies – albeit a minor one. The September Epsilon Perseids are active from about Sept. 5 to 21 in-the-sky.org as Earth drifts through debris left by an unidentified comet. This shower is not to be confused with August’s famous Perseids; the September Epsilon Perseids are much fainter and produce far fewer meteors space.com space.com. In 2025, peak activity is expected around 8 a.m. EDT (12:00 GMT) on Sept. 9 space.com in-the-sky.org. That timing means the best chances to see meteors come in the predawn hours of Sept.
9 September 2025
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Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Cosmic Spectacle: Meteor Showers, Planets & a ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse (Sept 5–6, 2025)

Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Cosmic Spectacle: Meteor Showers, Planets & a ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse (Sept 5–6, 2025)

The Full Corn Moon & Upcoming “Blood Moon” Eclipse This weekend’s moon will be a brilliant full Corn Moon, traditionally named for the harvest season starwalk.space. It rises just after sunset and floods the night with silver light – so bright it may outshine fainter stars and meteors. Notably, the Moon will appear near golden Saturn in the constellation Aquarius; in fact, Saturn’s steady, bright glow will hover close by the Moon on Saturday night starwalk.space. If you have a telescope, take a peek at Saturn – even a small scope can reveal its famous rings while it’s near peak
5 September 2025
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Aurora Glow Fades, Planets Dazzle and ‘Corn Moon’ Rises: Skywatch Alert for Sept 4–5, 2025

Aurora Glow Fades, Planets Dazzle and ‘Corn Moon’ Rises: Skywatch Alert for Sept 4–5, 2025

Aurora Afterglow: Northern Lights Recede to Poles One of this week’s big celestial events was an unexpected aurora display that ventured far beyond the polar regions. A long-lasting solar flare on Aug 30 unleashed a coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth, sparking a geomagnetic storm (Kp 7–8) that hit on Sept 1–2 ts2.tech ts2.tech. The result: vibrant Northern Lights (and Southern Lights in the Southern Hemisphere) danced in the sky on those nights, delighting skywatchers much farther south than usual. Observers reported auroral glows in at least 18 U.S. states – sightings came from states like Oregon, Illinois, and New
4 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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