Month: October 2018

Meteor Activity Outlook for 20-26 October 2018

During this period the moon will reach its full phase on Wednesday October 24h. At this time the moon will be located opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. This weekend the waxing gibbous moon will set during the early morning hours leaving a small window of opportunity to view under dark skies between moonset and the start of morning twilight.

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Meteor Activity Outlook for 13-19 October 2018

During this period the moon will reach its new phase on Tuesday October 16th. At this time the moon will be located 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near midnight local summer time (LST). This weekend the waxing crescent moon will set during the late evening hours leaving the remainder of the night nice and dark for meteor observing.

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