The first of three supermoons in 2022 will occur on Tuesday, June 12th. The Full Moon will coincide with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth, making it appear slightly larger and brighter than usual. In Greece, this will happen at 14:51 on Tuesday, which means that the full moon, if it is not obscured by […]
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Coming "meteor storm": the tail of comet SW3 will fall to Earth on May 31
Scientists are talking about an extraordinary phenomenon regarding the so-called “tail” of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, which is expected to “fall” to Earth and thousands of frozen meteors will scatter in our planet’s atmosphere. The phenomenon is expected to become noticeable in the northern United States and parts of Canada on Tuesday May 31st. However, these […]
Flower full moon and eclipse can be seen on May 16
Early in the morning on Monday, May 16, almost parallel to the full moon, a total lunar eclipse will occur, which in Greece will be partially visible. A total eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are almost completely in a straight line, and the Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow. As a result, […]
Second spring meteor shower in the Greek night sky
Tomorrow, Thursday, the inhabitants of Greece can observe the peak of Eta Aquarid, the second spring meteor shower, which will reach its maximum. In May 2022, the beautiful Eta Aquarid meteor shower will peak. It is called so because its radiant is in the constellation Aquarius – Aquarius. The Eta Aquarids are thought to be […]
Lyrids: “rain” of shooting stars on Good Friday
The Lyrids, the first significant spring meteor shower this year, will peak in the skies of Earth’s northern hemisphere on the night of Good Friday to Good Saturday. The falling stars period usually lasts from April 16 to April 25. It is estimated that at the peak of their activity, they enter the Earth’s atmosphere, […]
April full moon: when we see the “pink moon” in the sky
April’s Full Moon, dubbed the Pink Full Moon, will light up the sky this Saturday night. Of course, it will not be “pink” in the literal sense. The origin of the name of this astronomical phenomenon goes far into the past. The Native Americans called the full moon in April the “pink moon” because the […]
Spring Equinox 2022: Spring has officially begun
The spring equinox was marked by very low air temperatures for the season for Greece and in general for the northern hemisphere to which our country belongs. The astronomical event took place on the afternoon of Sunday, March 20, at 17:33 Greek time. In the southern hemisphere, the reverse process has begun – the day […]
Don’t miss “Snowy Full Moon”
Tonight, February 16, it will be possible to observe such an astronomical phenomenon as the “Snowy Full Moon”. The full moon in the passionate, romantic and creative constellation Leo encourages the signs of the zodiac to fulfill their deepest desires. After all, everyone knows that Leo loves brilliance, popularity and does everything in his power […]
On the night of January 3 to 4, the first “starfall” in 2022
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 […]