Kalendarz

lis
15
niedz.
⚫ New Moon
lis 15@6:07 am – 6:07 am
lis
17
wt.
Leonids Meteor Shower
lis 17 całodniowy

The crescent moon will set early in the evening leaving dark skies for what should be an excellent show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight.

The Leonids is an average shower, producing up to 15 meteors per hour at its peak. This shower is unique in that it has a cyclonic peak about every 33 years where hundreds of meteors per hour can be seen. That last of these occurred in 2001. (So I guess start making plans for November 2033?)

The Leonids is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle, which was discovered in 1865. The shower runs annually from November 6-30. It peaks this year on the night of the 17th and morning of the 18th. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Leo, but can appear anywhere in the sky.

lis
22
niedz.
🌓First Quarter Moon
lis 22@5:45 am – 5:45 am
lis
30
pon.
🌕 Full Moon
lis 30@10:30 am – 10:30 am
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
lis 30@10:43 am – 10:43 am

Part of the Moon will appear darker as the full Moon passes through the faint outer edge (penumbra) of the Earth’s shadow.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_eclipse

gru
8
wt.
🌗 Last Quarter Moon
gru 8@1:37 am – 1:37 am
gru
13
niedz.
Geminids „King” Meteor Shower
gru 13 – gru 14 całodniowy

The nearly new moon will ensure dark skies for what should be an excellent show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight.

The Geminids is the king of the meteor showers. It is considered by many to be the best shower in the heavens, producing up to 120 multicolored meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by debris left behind by an asteroid known as 3200 Phaethon, which was discovered in 1982. The shower runs annually from December 7-17. It peaks this year on the night of the 13th and morning of the 14th. The morning of the 15th could also be nearly as active this year. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Gemini, but can appear anywhere in the sky.

http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy-calendar-2017.html

gru
14
pon.
Total Solar Eclipse
gru 14@3:32 pm – 6:54 pm

This total eclipse has its maximum totality solidly hitting land in Chile and Argentina. Regions viewing at least a partial are: southern Africa, much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica. See the URL below for a map and specific times.

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2020-december-14

⚫ New Moon
gru 14@5:16 pm – 5:16 pm
gru
21
pon.
Rare Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
gru 21 całodniowy

This last happened in 2000, so it’s worth staying up for on this shortest day of the year. And, while you’re awake, look out for meteors! The Ursids shower will be in full effect.

This rare conjunction of these two planets is known as a „great conjunction”. (Didn’t we hear about those in the film „The Dark Crystal”?)

The two bright planets will appear only 7 arc minutes of each other in the night sky. They will be so close that they will appear to make a bright double planet. Look to the west just after sunset for this impressive and rare planetary pair.

When Jupiter and Saturn meet