the sky & Beyond: Halloween comet passing by

[Cloudy]

ah sweet! I think I saw an asteroid fly by the earth once; it was a long, yellow streak across the sky with a tinge of green.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Apparently the last large asteroid to come close was 2004 - so it is possible that is what you saw - or a comet...

[Watery Star]

oo~ a total solar eclipse will occur tomorrow.

"The eclipse will begin at 15:45 UTC. The maximum point of the eclipse will take place near Hopkinsville, Kentucky at 18:20 UTC. Totality will last for 2 mins 40 secs."
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2017-august-21

[Gingerale]

I saw lots of stars last night but no meteor shower but in the grocery store today I overheard someone say they got a piece of meteor that fell.... I wish I could have heard WHERE he got it from. I think he said he was going to try and sell it on ebay.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Northern lights display in the sky!
On Wednesday evening, thanks to a very powerful sun storm, folks living as far south as Ohio and Indiana will likely catch an exceedingly rare glimpse of the Northern Lights.

As Space.com explained,

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on Labor Day the sun “blasted out a huge cloud of superheated plasma known as a coronal mass ejection (CME).” The CME, which is harmless to humans, is expected to reach Earth overnight on Wednesday, as it is traveling at the breakneck speed of about 200 miles per second. When it does reach our atmosphere it will trigger an incredibly strong “geomagnetic storm,” which happens to cause the Earth’s auroras to light up.

[Polaris]

One day, I shall see and take pictures of the Northern Lights!
But for now, science articles and cool pictures will do.

Did the article say when the CME will reach Earth?

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I have no idea why I didn't include the link for the article - sorry! I believe it is to arrive Wednesday night into Thursday morning

[Gingerale]

I tried looking but I think I'm just too far south and I couldn't see any. Did anyone get the chance to see the Northern Lights show?

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I sadly have to suffice with seeing the Northern Lights on film

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Things to watch for in November skies:
-The November Full Moon, traditionally known as the Beaver Moon or Frost Moon, always shines in or near the stars of Taurus and Aries. (4-5)
-Venus and Jupiter will shine close together in the middle of November:

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The two worlds will be hanging very low in the eastern sky and will be separated by only 0.3 degrees — less than the width of the full moon’s disk. If you train even the smallest of telescopes on this cosmic duo, you will be able to spy both planets in a single field of view, with Jupiter appearing three times larger than Venus.

-Taurid meteor showers
-annual Leonid meteor shower. Nov 16-17

sources:

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https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/skywatching-guide-november-planets-meteors-moon-space-science/
https://www.space.com/16149-night-sky.html

[Watery Star]

Oh wow that's crazy that people in Ohio got to see the auroras.

[Gingerale]

The moon has been so bright out lately! I don't even need a flashlight!

[Lemon Cheesecake]

It's amazing how it can shine so bright like a giant flashlight in the night sky.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Super Moon Dec 3, 2017: this "full moon is what we in the Northern Hemisphere call a Cold Moon, Moon Before Yule, or Long Night Moon. It’s also the year’s one and only full supermoon. In other words, it comes close enough to Earth (222,443 miles or 357,987 km)

This month, the full moon and lunar perigee – the moon’s closest point to Earth in its orbit – happen less than one day apart. The full moon comes on December 3, at 15:47 Universal Time (UTC), and lunar perigee takes place on December 4 at 8:42 UTC."

http://earthsky.org/?p=268284

Watch for the FUll Super Moon!

[Gingerale]

Isn't there a super moon coming up?