About 90 minutes after sunset, look for red Mars shining next to the similarly bright Regulus, one of our brightest stars. Regulus, a member of the Leo constellation, is actually a quadruple star system composed of four stars organized into two pairs. Regulus is also known as Qalb al-Asad, from...
In the northern hemisphere, this marks the first day of summer and is the day with most hours of light in the year -- when the Sun is farthest north. In the southern hemisphere, this is your winter solstice, marking the shortest day of the year.
"Earth at Aphelion" refers to the point in Earth's orbit where it is farthest from the Sun, a phenomenon that occurs annually. This coincides very nearly with winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, leading to especially cold temperatures there due to the combined effect of Earth's axial tilt away from...
In July, the Full Moon is the Buck Moon, named after the new antlers that emerge from a buck?s forehead around this time of the year. It is also called Thunder Moon, Hay Moon, and (from pagan/medieval times) the Wyrt Moon.
The Delta Aquariid shower burns from around July 18 to August 21. Shooting stars are rising in mid-evening, up high around 2 a.m. and low in the sky by dawn. Take advantage of the moon-free evenings (after midnight) in late July. Favoring the Southern Hemisphere and tropical Northern Hemisphere regions...
Lughnasadh is celebrated near the midpoint of the Summer Solstice and the Autumn Equinox (Northern Hemisphere). It observes the traditional start of the harvest season.