Stargazing and dark sky places.
The night sky offers spectacular astronomy events every year, visible to everyone who looks up into the sky at the right time. From two total lunar eclipses to bright meteor showers on moonless nights, and conjunction of planets, here are a few of these astronomy events to look for in 2023. January 3rd and 4th: […]
Astronomy Events To Watch For Through The Year 2023 Read More »
The most popular and probably best-known meteor shower of the year, the Perseid Meteor Shower lights up the sky in August. Though active through most of the month, the celestial spectacle peaks during the night between the 11th and 12th. That’s the night you should try to watch it, since you’ll see more meteors. During
The Perseid Meteor Shower Is The Best of this Year Read More »
The annual Lyrid Meteor Shower lights up the night sky in April, following the International Dark Sky Week, seemingly to prove its importance. Visible between April 16 and 25 in 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere, the Lyrids put up a brilliant show in the darkest skies, though as a lesser extent it might be visible
The Lyrid Meteor Shower Lights Up the Dark Sky in April Read More »
Today marks the first day of the International Dark Sky Week this year, designated for April 5-12, bringing the importance of dark skies into focus and trying to educate people about the importance of reducing light pollution. While everyone knows and talks about air pollution, finally getting to the point where we (at least most
Dark sky places are the best for stargazing, for watching the stars, constellations, galaxies, nebulae, and as much as possible from our planet. As we live in brighter and brighter environments, few of them exist, hence the importance of the term itself. Throughout a year we may see meteor showers in dark sky places. For
Dark Sky Places in Arizona And Why They Are Important Read More »
The night of December 13th to 14th is generally the peak of the Geminid meteor shower, the brightest one of the year, although before and after the peak it is still spectacular for a few nights. The optimal places to see this show is a dark sky place, and the best time would be on
Visible every November, the Leonid meteor shower is considered a major one, with about 15 meteors visible per hour. The Leonids, meteors visible in the constellation Leo, are some of the fastest meteors we know of, traveling at the speed of 44 miles per second. They tend to be very bright, and sometimes colorful, putting
Where to See the Leonid Meteor Shower in Arizona Read More »
