Recent and Upcoming Sky Events for the Asheville, NC region:
20 Jun 2024 – Northern Hemisphere Summer Solstice
5 Jul 2024 – Earth Farthest from the Sun for 2024
5 Jul – Dwarf Planet Ceres Closest to Earth for 2024
6 Jul – Mercury Visits the Beehive Star Cluster
8-31 Jul – The Dog Days of Summer!
13/14 Jul – The Moon Hides the Star Spica
22 Jul – Find Elusive Mercury at Dusk
30/31 Jul – Southern Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower Peaks
2 Aug 2024 – Venus & Mercury Gather at Dusk
5 Aug – Twilight Conjunction of the Moon with Venus
9 Aug – Conjunction of the Moon with Spica
11-13 Aug – Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks
13 Aug – Conjunction of the Moon with Antares
14 Aug – A Close Encounter of Mars with Jupiter
5-6 Sep 2024 – The Harvest Moon Joins Venus & Spica
7/8 Sep – Saturn Closest to Earth for 2024
17 Sep – A Full, Partially-Eclipsed Harvest Moon
20 Sep – Neptune Closest to Earth for 2024
22 Sep – Northern Hemisphere Autumnal Equinox
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