Sky Events News 31 July 2025

Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Cosmic Extravaganza: Supermoon, Saturn Show & Meteor Surprises (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Key Facts: International Observe the Moon Night – Global Moonwatch on Oct. 4 Saturday, October 4 is International Observe the Moon Night, an annual worldwide event organized by NASA and partners to encourage everyone to look up at our Moon and learn more about it. This year’s celebration has an especially large participation: over 950 events are registered across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and beyond space.com. From science museums and national parks to local astronomy clubs and even elementary schools, organizations will host public Moon observation sessions and educational activities space.com. Many events feature telescopes trained on the Moon’s surface,

4 October 2025

This Weekend’s Sky Spectacle: Rare Meteor Outburst, Auroras Dance & Planets Align (Sept 15–16, 2025)

Meteor Showers: Chi Cygnids Take Flight Skywatchers are buzzing about the Chi Cygnid meteor shower, a rare meteor display that appears to flare up about every five years. First noticed during a surprise outburst in 2015, the Chi Cygnids have shown heightened activity in 2010, 2015, 2020, and now 2025 earthsky.org. Astronomers report that this modest shower has been “showing increased activity this week” and could peak around the nights of September 13 to 15, 2025 earthsky.org. The most probable window for any burst of meteors is September 14–16 amsmeteors.org, so the evenings of the 15th and 16th are prime

15 September 2025

Astronomy · Auroras · Meteor Showers · Planets · Sky Events

Aurora Alert and Saturn Spectacle: Skywatch Highlights for Sept 14–15, 2025

Key Facts Saturn Shines at Its Brightest Saturn is the star of the show in mid-September’s night sky. The ringed planet is almost at opposition – the point on Sept 21 when Earth lies directly between Saturn and the Sun science.nasa.gov. In practical terms, this means Saturn is currently at its closest and brightest for 2025. It rises in the east around sunset and stays up all night long, outshining most stars around it. Look for a steady, yellowish point of light in the eastern evening sky (in the constellation Aquarius). Unlike twinkling stars, planets shine with a steady light.

14 September 2025

Astronomy · Aurora · Saturn · Sky Events · Stargazing

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

Astronomy · Eclipses · Meteor Showers · Sky Events · Space News

Rare Auroras, Shooting Stars and a Planet Parade: Sky Spectacle on Sept 1–2, 2025

Key Facts Auroras Incoming: Solar Storm Set to Dazzle Unusual Latitudes Skywatch alert: A geomagnetic storm watch is in effect for September 1–2, 2025, as an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME) arrives. This solar eruption – launched by a long-lasting M2.7-class flare on Aug 30 – is expected to buffet Earth’s magnetic field starting late on Sept 1 (UTC), with disturbances continuing into Sept 2 swpc.noaa.gov. Initially, NOAA’s models predict G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm conditions when the CME hits, ramping up to G3 (Strong) as the main bulk of the plasma cloud sweeps past on Sept 2 space.com. In practical

1 September 2025

Astronomy · Auroras · Meteor Showers · Planetary Alignment · Sky Events

Aurora Outbreak, Meteor Shower & Rocket Launch: Sky Spectacle on Aug 31–Sep 1, 2025

Key Facts Auroras Incoming: Solar Storm on September 1–2 The biggest excitement for this weekend’s skywatchers is the aurora alert triggered by an Earth-directed solar eruption. On Aug 30, a small sunspot (NOAA AR 4204, part of larger region 4199) surprised forecasters by erupting with a long-duration M2.7-class solar flare spaceweather.com. Though moderate in X-ray intensity, the flare’s 3-hour span flung a full-halo CME – essentially a billion-ton cloud of magnetized solar plasma – directly toward Earth swpc.noaa.gov spaceweather.com. When will it arrive? According to NOAA and NASA models, the CME impact is expected late on Sept 1 (UTC), with

31 August 2025

Astronomy · Aurora · Meteor Showers · Rocket Launches · Sky Events

Skywatch Alert: Meteor Shower, Planet Parade & Auroras Dazzle This Weekend (Aug 30–31, 2025)

Dark Skies and Meteor Showers: Perseids Fade, Aurigids Arrive Late August 2025 brings wonderfully dark night skies thanks to the Moon’s phase. August 23 was a rare “Black Moon” (a third new moon in a season), so evenings around Aug 27–30 have had little moonlight ts2.tech. By this weekend the Moon is only about 7–8 days old (first quarter phase), setting around midnight and leaving most of the night moonless ts2.tech. These dark conditions are ideal for spotting faint meteors, the Milky Way, and other dim celestial sights without glare ts2.tech. Meteor activity this weekend comes from two sources: the tail

30 August 2025

Astronomy · Meteor Showers · Sky Events · Space · Stargazing

Aug 27–28 Sky Spectacle: Dark Skies, “Black Moon” Magic & SpaceX Light Shows

Moonless “Black Moon” Nights & Meteor Sightings Late August 2025 offers especially dark nights for skywatchers. The new moon on August 23 was the third new moon in a season with four (an event sometimes nicknamed a “Black Moon”) space.com. This means no bright moonlight to outshine the stars on August 27–28. In fact, the slim crescent Moon is just beginning to reappear at sunset, only ~4–5 days old. On the evening of Aug. 26 it made a close pass by Mars in the twilight sky space.com, and on Aug. 27–28 you’ll find the young Moon still hovering low in

27 August 2025

Astronomy · Moon · Night Sky · Sky Events · Space · SpaceX

Cosmic Spectacle: What to Watch in the Sky on August 25–26, 2025

A rare Black Moon occurred on August 23, 2025, as Summer 2025 had four new moons (June 25, July 23, Aug 23, Sept 21), yielding ultra-dark skies for Aug 24–26. Perseid meteors, peaking Aug 12–13 at up to ~100 per hour under ideal dark skies, were heavily washed out by an 84%-full Moon, leaving observed rates around 15 per hour in many areas. Kappa Cygnids, a minor shower peaking around Aug 16 at ~3 meteors per hour, can still produce slow, bright fireballs, though by late August rates are under 1 per hour. Venus (-4 mag) and Jupiter (about -2

25 August 2025

Astronomy · Cosmic Phenomena · Science · Sky Events · Stargazing

Don’t Miss These Sky Events on August 14–15, 2025: Shooting Stars, Planet Alignments, and More

Perseid meteor shower remains active August 14–15, with Moonlight washing out fainter meteors and an expected rate around 10–20 per hour. Auroras could appear on August 14–15 due to solar activity, but forecasters expect only mild geomagnetic activity (Kp 5–6, G1–G2) and no major storm. Venus and Jupiter form a bright dawn pair around August 14–15, with Venus at magnitude -4 about 20–30° above the eastern horizon and Jupiter nearby. Saturn is near opposition later in August, at about magnitude +0.4, bright and high in the southern sky for late-night viewing. Mars remains visible in the western sky after sunset,

14 August 2025

Astronomy · Meteor Showers · Planets · Sky Events · Stargazing

Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Sky Spectacle (Aug 8–9, 2025): Meteor Showers, a Full Moon, Planetary Dance & Aurora Alerts

The Perseid meteor shower peaks August 12–13, 2025, delivering 60–90 meteors per hour under dark skies, though a bright 84% full Moon may limit visibility to about 15 meteors per hour. The Eta Eridanid meteor shower peaks in the pre-dawn hours of August 8, 2025, at about 3 meteors per hour and appears to emanate from the Eridanus constellation. The Southern Delta Aquariids remain active through late July into August, producing only a few meteors per hour. The Full Sturgeon Moon reaches peak illumination on August 9, 2025, turning full at 3:55 a.m. EDT and rising in the southeast around

8 August 2025

Astronomy · Science · Sky Events · Space · Weekend Highlights

Sky Show Spectacular: Twin Meteor Showers, Planet Parade & Aurora Hints (July 31–Aug 1, 2025)

Delta Aquariids peak on the nights of July 30–31 with rates up to 15–20 meteors per hour in the Southern Hemisphere and fewer than 10 per hour from mid-northern latitudes, under a slender 25–30% lit Moon that sets early. Alpha Capricornids peak around July 30–31, averaging 2–5 meteors per hour, but delivering slow, bright fireballs that can rival Venus in brightness. With both showers active and a few early Perseids, observers under dark skies could see several dozen meteors per hour during July 30–Aug 1. On July 31 the Moon is a 30% illuminated crescent near Spica in Virgo, with

31 July 2025

Astronomy · Aurora · Meteor Showers · Planets · Sky Events

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