Sand 2023 has given various satisfactions in terms of space events, 2024 will give even more. Starting from the total solar eclipse that over 31 million people in the USA are already preparing to admiregiven that the next one will be in 2044. But, obviously, it will not be the only event, because several events worthy of an upward glance will also happen in Italy.
Total solar eclipse in America
April 8, 2024 in Mexico, the United States and Canada the sun will go out and for 4 whole minutes the day will turn into night. The total solar eclipse will be a memorable event that will turn millions of eyes to the sky. The eclipse will be visible initially from the Pacific coast of Mexico, then advance towards the United States and Canada, ending on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland.
The total solar eclipse is particularly felt in the United States because at least 20 years will have to pass to see the same event again. On the site Great American Eclipse all the information, but also the countdown until April 8th.
Great celestial events in the world and in Italy (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Returning to Italy, the Full Wolf Moon
Full Moon on January 25, 2024: the first full moon of the year, is called the Full Wolf Moon. Still speaking of the Moon, in the month of January it will be the protagonist of some interesting conjunctions: January 18th with Jupiter, January 19th the kiss with the gas giant Uranuson January 20th it will be attached to the Pleiades, obscuring much of the view with its brightness.
The Spring Equinox
March is month of the spring equinox and at the same time in the sky you can admire it swarm of shooting stars from the Virginids. March 25, 2024 is the first eclipse of the year, but it will be a minor eclipse. To witness the full moon, we will have to wait until September 7, 2025, which will be as spectacular as that of July 27, 2018.
The shooting stars of April
April is the month of the second major shower of shooting stars, that of the Lyrides. They will be seen between April 15th and 28th, with a peak between the 22nd and 25th, even if they will fall right near the full moon, therefore not very visible to the eye. Never as beautiful as those of August, the month par excellence of Perseid shooting starswhose peak will occur as usual between 11 and 14 August, immediately after the night of San Lorenzo.
The October comet
The most anticipated astronomical event of October, it will be the passage of Comet C/2023 A3 Atlas. This comet’s closest approach to Earth is expected on the 12th, and it is precisely in this period that it could be bright enough to surpass the legendary Hale Bopp Comet of 1997. But the month will also offer Orionid meteor showerpeaking on the evenings of October 21st and 22nd.
And to close the year the Gemenides
December offers one of the most beautiful swarms of shooting stars: the Geminids between 10 and 24 December with a peak between 15 and 17 December. On December 8th, the day of the Immaculate Conception, there will be the Saturn-Moon conjunction observable throughout the evening.
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