Dark Night Sky Watching

Grab a blanket and head outside after dark. See how many planets and stars you can find.

• Turn off the outdoor lights.
• Bring a friend.

You’ll love watching these cool night sky events in 2020!

2020

• January 3 – Quadrantids Meteor Shower
  Up to 40 meteors per hour after midnight.
• January 10 – Full Wolf Moon
• February 9 – Full Snow Moon
  1st of 4 Supermoons in 2020.
  Moon is on closest approach to the Earth and may look larger and brighter.
• March 9 –  Full Worm Moon
  Marks the appearance of the ground softening.
  2nd of 4 Supermoons in 2020.
• April 8 – Full Pink Moon
  Marks the appearance of the first spring flowers.
  3rd of 4 Supermoons in 2020.
• April 22 – Lyrids Meteor Shower
  Up to 20 meteors per hour after midnight.
• May 6 – Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
  Up to 30 meteors per hour after midnight.
  Produced by dust particles left behind by Comet Halley.
• May 7 – Full Flower Moon
  4th of 4 Supermoons in 2020.
• June 5 – Full Strawberry Moon
• June 22 – Summer Solstice
  The North Pole of the earth tilted toward the Sun at its northernmost position in the sky.
  First day of summer.
• July 5 – Full Buck Moon
  Marks the appearance of the male buck deer new antlers.
  July 5 also– Penumbral Eclipse
  Moon passes through Earth’s partial shadow making the Moon darker.
• July 28 – Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower
  Up to 20 meteors per hour after midnight
• August 3 – Full Sturgeon Moon
• August 12 – Perseids Meteor Shower
  Best meteor shower of the summer.
  Up to 60 meteors per hour after midnight.
• September 2 – Full Corn Moon
• October 1– Full Hunters Moon
• October 21 – Orionids Meteor Shower
  20 meteors per hour after midnight.
  Produced by dust  grains left behind Comet Halley
• November 5 – Taurids Meteor Shower
  5-10 meteors per hour after midnight.
• October 31– Full Blue Moon
  Second Full moon this month
• November 17 – Leonids Meteor Shower
  15 meteors per hour after midnight.
• November 30 – Full Beaver Moon
• December 13 – Geminids Meteor Shower
  Best meteor shower of the year.
  120 meteors per hour after midnight.
• December 21 – Ursids Meteor Shower
  5-10 meteors per hour after midnight.
• December 22 – Winter Solstice
  South Pole of Earth tilted toward the sun at its southern most position.
• December 30 – Full Cold Moon