FARGO (KVRR) – A large meteor that appeared as a fireball with a bright tail lit up the skies across North Dakota, Minnesota and Canada. According to the American Meteor Society, the fireball was reported by at least 32 people at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Witnesses reported seeing the fireball in southern, central and northwestern Minnesota, eastern North Dakota and…
This week’s temperatures are mild for January, but some planets will be harder to spot Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, jupiter, mars, mercury, moon, Planets, saturn, SPACE, sun, venus
The Earth will be at the closest point to the sun in its orbit this week, and nice overnight temperatures will make planets easy to spot. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, jupiter, mars, mercury, moon, Planets, saturn, SPACE, stars, sun, venus
A meteor shower, solstice, and planetary convergence are all happening on Monday making this a great week to go stargazing. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, convergence, earth, jupiter, mars, mercury, meteor, moon, Planets, saturn, shower, solstice, SPACE, stars, venus, winter
Monday is a busy astronomy day: a new moon, meteor shower, and even solar eclipse in the Southern Hemisphere will all occur that day. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, eclipse, jupiter, mars, mercury, meteor, moon, Planets, saturn, shower, SPACE, stars, venus
Good visibility will match up with above average temperatures this week. A Lunar Eclipse is coming in the early hours of Monday. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, eclipse, jupiter, Lunar, mars, mercury, moon, Planets, saturn, SPACE, stars, venus
Not only are planets easy to spot, but look towards the constellation Leo to see a meteor shower this week. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, jupiter, mars, mercury, meteor, moon, PLANET, saturn, SPACE, star, venus
There are some visibility-limiting clouds this week, but if you can get a break in the clouds it will be easy to spot planets in the early evening. Check in next week for our next meteor shower. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, jupiter, mars, mercury, meteor, moon, Planets, saturn, shower, SPACE, star, venus
Warmer overnight temperatures will make for much easier stargazing. Mercury is coming back above the horizon in the mornings. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, jupiter, mars, mercury, moon, Planets, saturn, SPACE, venus
Clouds will make stargazing hard this week, and cold temperatures won’t help. If the clouds break over your town you will be able to see the Orionid Meteor Shower towards the east. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: astronomy, earth, jupiter, mars, mercury, meteor, moon, Planets, saturn, shower, SPACE, stars, venus
