What's Happening in the Night Sky? Upcoming Astronomy Events to Look Out For!

[mfb]

An asteroid occultation visible for several seconds, and with the naked eye (March 20): blog post

If you happen to live somewhere around New York... map an asteroid!

 

[PhysicoRaj]

A meteor shower on 24 May, caused by debris from comet 209P/LINEAR.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/Meteor-Storm-Brewing-for-2014-173316061.html

Just 18 days later, we should cross through dozens of particle streams shed during past orbits. The predictions are still rough, but three different models suggest the sky show could be spectacular. "All the trails ejected between 1803 and 1924 cross Earth's path in May 2014," notes Jérémie Vaubaillon (IMCEE, France). "As a consequence, this shower might as well be a storm," with the potential to see more than 1,000 meteors per hour under ideal conditions.

 

[Borg]

Total lunar eclipse coming tonight.

15 April 2014 elclipse

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

"April 29 - Annular Solar Eclipse. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is too far away from the Earth to completely cover the Sun. This results in a ring of light around the darkened Moon. The Sun's corona is not visible during an annular eclipse. The path of the eclipse will begin off the coast of South Africa and move across Antarctica and into the east coast of Australia." - seasky.org

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Closing this thread. Feel free to post astronomy events in their own thread for people to discuss. Thanks!