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Top 7 Astronomical Events of 2017

Mr. Peabody

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Mr. Peabody

Mr. Peabody

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I'm aware that that most people on this forum are probably astronomy buffs, so you probably know about some of these already, but just in case there's some you haven't heard of here's the list of the top 7. February 11th: Comet 45P/HMP will be making its closest approach to earth. February 26th: Astronomy lovers in the southern hemisphere will see an annular solar eclipse, aka a "ring of fire eclipse". March 29th: Mercury, Mars, and the Moon will all be close together in the sky. Mercury will also be in its highest and brightest position in the sky. April 10th: Jupiter will reach its opposition and pair up with the Moon and Spica, the lead star in the constellation Virgo. August 21st: Much of North America will experience a total solar eclipse as the sun darkens daylight skies in a narrow swath from Oregon to South Carolina. November 13th: Jupiter will pair up with Venus low on the horizon creating a spectacular conjunction. December 13th: The beautiful Geminid meteor shower will reach its peak activity close to midnight when the waning crescent moon will depart the night sky. Be sure to mark your calendar! :)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    edu_comet_large.png                                                                             

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cantab

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I'd not heard of 45P before. Predictions are magnitude 6 so an easy binocular target. And 41P is due to come close to Earth at the end of March and may be similar or brighter. Of course comets are notoriously variable.

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