Celestial Events
November
Nov - N/A
Rosetta Comet Landing - A European Space Agency is landing on a comet
Nov 22
Full Moon
Nov 5 - 6
South Taurids Meteor Shower - Dust grains from asteroid 2004 TG10
Nov 6
Full Moon
Nov 17 - 18
Leonids Meteor Shower - Dust grains left from comet Tempel-Tuttle
December
Dec 6
Full Moon
Dec 22 - 23
Ursids Meteor Shower - Meteors from grains left behind by comet Tuttle
Dec 13 - 14
Geminids Meteor Shower - A meteor shower from asteroid 3200 Phaethon
Dec 21
Solstice - South pole will be tilted toward the sun
Dec 22
New Moon
November
December
January
Jan 3 - 4
Quadrantids Meteor Shower - Up to 40 meteors per hour. Dust grains produced extinct comet 2003 EH1
Jan 5
Full Moon
Jan 20
New Moon
February
Feb - Entire Month
Dawn at Ceres - NASA's Dawn spacecraft will pass by the dwarf planet Ceres. Ceres is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt.
Feb 22
Venus and Mars Conjunction - A rare event where two planets will appear extremely close to one another.
Feb 3
Full Moon
Feb 6
Jupiter Opposition - Planet Jupiter surface will be fully illuminated and will be closest to earth.
Feb 18
New Moon
March
Mar 5
Full Moon
Mar 20
New Moon
Mar 20
Total Solar Eclipse - Where the moon completely blocks the sun from illuminating Earth.
Mar 20
March Equinox - The Sun will shine directly on the equator.
April
Apr 4
Full Moon
Apr 4
Total Lunar Eclipse - When the moon passes completely through Earth's shadow.
Apr 18
New Moon
Apr 22 - 23
Lyrids Meteor Shower - Dust particles left from the comet C1861 G1 Thatcher
January
February
March
April
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