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Parker Probe Swings by Venus
11/5/2024
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Solar Maximum Reached
10/16/2024
In a conference today NASA, NOAA, and the International Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that the Sun is in its solar maximum period where sunspots, flares, and other activity are at their greatest. This period will last approximately a year according to scientists. Such activity can lead to aurora, such as those seen deep into the continental US last week. Scientists will not be able to determine the exact peak of this solar maximum period for many months because it's only identifiable after they've tracked a consistent decline in solar activity after that peak.
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2024-12-07
Jupiter at opposition
2024-12-08 15:27
First Quarter Moon
2024-12-13
Geminid meteor shower
2024-12-14 20:00
Jupiter 5° south of Moon
2024-12-15 09:02
Full Moon
2024-12-18 09:00
Mars 0.9° south of Moon, occultation in Artic
2024-12-22 22:18
Last Quarter Moon
2024-12-24 20:00
Spica 0.2° south of Moon occultation China and Pacific
2024-12-28 15:00
Antares 0.09° north of Moon, occultation Polynesia to South America
2024-12-30 22:27
New Moon (lunation 1262)