Upcoming Events
Club Events:
Dragonfly Festival:
Location: Bitterlake Wildlife Refuge
Date: September (Date TBD)
Star Party and booth TBD
International Observe The Moon Night:
Date: Observed on September 14, 2024
Location: Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Time: 6PM-8PM
Annually, between September and October when the moon is at first quarter people from around the world are encouraged to observe, learn about, and enjoy the moon.
(Local observation location TBD)
Check out these links for more information and activities:
NASA's International Observe The Moon Website
Find a map of the Moon here.
Learn about lunar phases here.
Here's a Moon phases calendar and Calculator.
Roswell Science and Art Festival:
Date: (TBD)
Time: (TBD)
Location: Roswell Museum and Art Center
For all ages with fun activities and demonstrations across STEM and art fields. Free admission.
NCMNS' Astronomy Days:
Various astronomy related programs and classes can be found at this page located on the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences website. Check them out!
Astronomical Events:
Upcoming Meteor Showers:
(Sourced from both The American Meteor Society and Timeanddate.com)
Quadrantids Meteor Shower:
Duration: December 26, 2023-January 16, 2024
Peak: January 3-4, 2024
Associated with the asteroid 2003 EH. At its peak there are 120 meteors per hour.
Lyrids Meteor Shower:
Duration: April 15-29
Peak Time: April 21-22
Associated with C/1861 G1 (Thatcher). There will be around 18 meteors per hour at its peak between April 21-22.
eta Aquariids Meteor Shower:
Duration: April 15 - May 27
Peak: May 5-6
Associated with the comet 1P/Halley. At its peak there are 50 meteors per hour.
Perseids Meteor Shower:
Duration: July 14-September 1
Peak: August 11-12
Associated with the comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. At its peak there are 60-100 meteors per hour.
Draconids Meteor Shower:
Duration: October 6-10
Peak: October 7-8
Read more on T&D
Associated with the comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner.
Orionids Meteor Shower:
Duration: September 26-November 22
Peak: October 20-21
Associated with the comet 1P/Halley. At its peak there are 20 meteors per hour.
Leonids Meteor Shower:
Duration: November 3-December 2
Peak: November 16-17
Associated with the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle.
Geminids Meteor Shower:
Duration:November 19-December 24
Peak: December 13-14
Associated with the Asteroid 3200 Phaethon. At its peak there are 120 meteors per hour.
Ursids Meteor Shower:
Duration: December 13-24
Peak: December 21-22
Associated with the comet 8P/Tuttle. At its peak there are 10 meteors per hour.
Upcoming Eclipses:
(Sourced from Timeanddate.com)
2024:
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:
March 24-25
Visible in: Much of Europe, North/East Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica
Read more here
Total Solar Eclipse:
April 8
Visible in: West in Europe, North America, North in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
Read more here
Partial Lunar Eclipse:
September 17-18
Visible in: Europe, Much of Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Read more here
Annular Solar Eclipse:
October 2
Visible in: South in North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica
Read more here