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Sky Events

Recent and Upcoming Sky Events
for the Asheville, NC region:

21 Dec – Rare Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn

29 Dec – The Long Night Moon is Full Tonight

2 Jan 2021 – Earth Closest to the Sun for the Year

2/3 Jan – The Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks

9-11 Jan – Three Planets Align at Dusk

16-22 Jan – Seven Visible ISS Flyovers in our Region

19-21 Jan – Conjunction of the Moon with Mars

3-7 Feb 2021 – Five Visible ISS Flyovers in our Region

18-20 Feb – The Moon Passes Mars and the Pleiades

22-23 Feb – The Moon Glides through Gemini

25-27 Feb – Three Planets Gather at Dawn

1-14 Mar 2021 – Catch the Elusive “Zodiacal Light”

2-4 Mar – Mars Passes by the Pleiades Star Cluster

14 Mar – Daylight Saving Time Begins

17-19 Mar – 3 Bright ISS Flyovers in our area

18-20 Mar – The Moon Passes by the Pleiades and Mars

20 Mar – The Vernal Equinox

2021 Sky Highlights
2021 Skygazer’s Almanac2021 Astronomical Events Calendar2021 Meteor Shower Guide2021 Comet Prospects
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2021 Daily Moon Phases Video


"Ah, where would be any food for spirituality, without night and the stars?" -- Walt Whitman

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