Category: Celestial Events

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Full Thunder Moon in July

6/28/2022 - By moongiant.com July’s full moon is called the Full Thunder Moon, after the frequent thunderstorms that roll in during early summer. Thunderstorms are more likely to form in humid environments during summer because of the moist, hot air rising from the ground to the higher, colder parts of our atmosphere.… SEE MORE

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Venus and The Crescent Moon in Dazzling Sky Dance

6/24/2022 - By Joe Rao. The rare five-planet alignment of 2022 remains in view through this first weekend of summer. To see it at its best, you must be up at the crack of dawn on Sunday. But if you are, you'll be rewarded with what likely will be the most eye-catching… SEE MORE

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Summer Solstice Around the World

6/21/2022 - By Joe Rao. The June solstice 2022, which is recognized as the official start of the summer in the Northern Hemisphere, will occur on Tuesday, June 21, at precisely 5:14 a.m. EDT (09:14 GMT). But for other parts of the world, the solstice is looked upon not as the start… SEE MORE

Hydra Constellation. Michelet, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

June Sky: The Three Biggest Constellations

6/9/2022 - By Joe Rao June presents a perfect opportunity to spot the three biggest constellations in the sky — Hydra, Virgo and Ursa Major — but you may have to look beyond standard star charts to find the Big Three. Constellation patterns differ from star chart to star chart and are… SEE MORE

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Watch the Sky: Strawberry Moon in June

6/4/2022 - By Elizabeth Howell. June's full moon is the second of four back-to-back "supermoons" and comes just a week before summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Look up! The Full Strawberry Moon of June 14 may appear ever-so-slightly bigger and brighter than usual when it rises this month, making it a "supermoon"… SEE MORE