I'm an award-winning journalist writing about the night sky and eclipses.
Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead , but be sure to. Running from April 15 through May 27 and peaking on the night of May 4-5, the Eta Aquariid s—caused by Halley’s comet—can produce a maximum of 50 “ shooting stars ” per hour, according to theWith the night sky free from strong moonlight this week, it’s the ideal time of the month to go outside and look up after dark.
World War I Tactics Make A Comeback As A Ukrainian Gunner In The Back Of A Propeller Plane Shoots Down A Russian Drone Look to the east before sunrise, and you’ll see a 29%-lit waning crescent moon less than a degree from the “ringed planet.” That’s the width of an outstretched finger held against the sky.If you’re up early again, look to the east before sunrise, and you’ll see an even more slender 19%-lit waning crescent moon between Saturn and Mars.Expected to produce about 20 to 30 meteors per hour—and as many as 50, if some predictions are correct—thein the early pre-dawn hours this morning.
Avoid looking at your cellphone or any other white light—it will destroy your night vision. Use red light only.
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