What is special about Canis Major constellation? It is one of the easiest to find, featuring the brightest star in our entire sky. Learn when and how to observe it. Canis Major facts - Name: Canis Major (the Greater Dog) - Abbreviation: CMa - Size: 380 sq. deg. - Right ascension: 7 h …

Ten meteor showers are coming from June Solstice to September Equinox, including the renowned Perseids and prolific Southern Delta-Aquariids. Use this calendar to remember which meteor showers peak each month. Meteor shower peaks in June June 27: June Bootids - Designation: 170 JBO - ZHR: variable - Moon illumination: 1% - Active: June 22 — July 2 - Constellation…

The name “Supermoon” makes you think the Moon should be somewhat unusual. So, is it larger than a regular Moon? Or maybe it has “superpowers”? Let’s get rid of non-scientific speculations and learn the real facts about Supermoons. Why does the Moon look so big tonight? There can be two reasons why the Moon appears bigger in the…

In June, we’ll see the Strawberry Moon, one of the biggest and brightest Full Moons in 2022. Why is it called that, and how is it different from the other Full Moons? Let’s figure it out. When is the Full Moon in June 2022? On June 14, 2022, at 7:52 a.m. EDT (11:52 GMT), the Full Moon occurs…

Can you imagine going out of your apartment and seeing the magnificent Milky Way glowing above your head? Unfortunately, it’s impossible if you live in a big city — and the reason is light pollution. Twenty years ago, on June 1, 2002, the Czech Republic passed the world’s first law…

In June 2022, the Moon will meet five planets: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury. Read on to learn the exact timing and observing conditions for every conjunction. June 18: Moon-Saturn conjunction This month, the first planet to meet the Moon will be Saturn. On June 18, at 12:22 GMT (8:22 a.m. EDT), they…

In June, you can spend nights observing deep-sky objects, even with amateur optics. Deep-sky objects (or DSOs) are celestial bodies located outside our Solar System. The brightest of them are listed in the Messier Catalog. You’ll recognize a Messier object by the letter “M” in its name. The other popular…

Ursa Major, commonly referred to as the Big Dipper (we’ll explain later why this name isn’t absolutely correct), is the most recognizable constellation in the Northern Hemisphere. It was listed by the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy in his Almagest more than 2,000 years ago, and now it’s known worldwide. …

Jupiter has 79 moons. The four largest of them were discovered in 1610 by Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei — that’s why they are also called the Galilean moons. At first, he couldn’t separate Io and Europa and saw three objects instead of four. Moreover, he mistook them for fixed stars…