The new astronomical year begins, as always, with the rain of the Quadrantids. They will peak this year in Greece and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere on the night of Monday, January 3rd to 4th, at about 10:40 pm Greek time. Up to 120 falling meteors can be seen from the ground in an […]
Today is the longest night of the year. Its duration will be 14.5 hours. At 17:58 (Greek time), the Sun will enter the winter solstice. This will be the longest night of the year, according to Dionysos Simopoulos, Honorary Director of the Eugenidio Planetarium. Solstice is one of two days of the year when the […]
A comet is approaching the Earth, which promises to be the brightest this year. She is called Leonard, or Leonard (C / 2021 A1). On December 12, 2021, it will pass 35 million kilometers from our planet. Presumably, it can be seen with the naked eye. The comet is moving at an impressive speed of […]
Tomorrow, September 22, the autumn equinox will come. From Wednesday evening, 22:21 Greek time, it will come in the northern hemisphere, where Greece is located. At the same time, spring will come in the Southern Hemisphere. At the equator, night and day have almost the same duration. Then, in the northern hemisphere, the day will […]
The most spectacular summer rain of the Perseid shooting stars will peak again this year in the heart of August, especially on the night of Wednesday 10 August and Thursday 11/08. What is often called a starfall is actually a meteor shower. Every summer, the Earth passes through the tail of Comet Swift-Tuttle, which is […]
Tonight, Monday 26/04, and tomorrow, the inhabitants of planet Earth will see the first super full moon this year (followed by two more in 2021). The April Supermoon * is also called pink, or Easter, in honor of the upcoming Christian holiday. These days, the Moon will be closer to Earth than usual. Supermoon is […]
The Lyrids, the first significant spring rain from “shooting stars”, will peak in the sky of the northern hemisphere, where Greece is located, on the night of Thursday 22 April, at dawn on Friday 23 April. Lyrids are considered to be moderate in intensity “rain”, which usually falls between April 16-25. At the peak of […]