Over the past few days, numerous media outlets have reported on an unusual parade of planets on January 21, 2025, with six planets seemingly aligned in the evening sky.While it is true that six planets in the evening sky...
In the early evening hours of January 4, 2025, a Saturday, Saturn will be occulted by the moon. After the occultation on August 21, 2024, this will be the last occultation until December 9, 2036.
Now that the comet has passed its closest point to the sun, the perihelion, at a distance of 0.39 AU (approx. 58,353,000 kilometers) from the sun on 27.09.2024, more accurate predictions can be made. Shortly after the perihelion passage...
At this point I would like to warn you never to look into the sun with binoculars or a telescope without protection! There is a high risk of serious eye damage! Solar activity is almost at the peak of its 11-year...
Following observations in 1866 and 1946, experts are expecting another outburst of a nova in the constellation Corona Borealis (Northern Crown) in 2024, which is likely to be observable with the naked eye.
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 71 years around the sun. In the presumed sightings in 1385 and 1457, it was already recognized as a comet...