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[JAN]
  • 28th dec-12th jan Quadrantids meteor shower
  • 3rd-4th Quadrantids maximum
  • 12th Mercury elongation
  • 30th 62P/Tsuchinshan comet
  • good time of year to spot venus before sunrise

[FEB]
  • 10th the Andromeda Galaxy can be seen near Andromeda and Cassiopeia constellations
  • Lynx can be observed around the zenith throughout all of february whenever visibility's good

[MAR]
  • 3rd juno at opposition
  • 17th pluto crater on the mooncan be seen after 1st quarter
  • 20th spring equinox and string triangle! asterism of Arcturus in Bootes, Spica in Virgo and Regulus (or Denebola i can't tell) in Leo
  • 24th Mercury greatest elongation
  • 25th Prenumbral lunar eclipse
  • all of march the pinwheel galaxy can be seen within the ursa major constellation. will probably just look like a blurry bit of light, but if you see any light at all you're looking 21 million years back in time!!!!!

[APR]
  • 14th-30th Lyrids meteor shower
  • 19th apr-28th may Eta aquariids meteor shower
  • 22nd-23rd Lyrids maximum

[MAY]
  • 19th apr-28th may Eta aquariids meteor shower
  • 5th Eta aquariids maximum

[JUN]
  • 20th Summer solstice!
  • This month is a good one for spotting noctilucent clouds after sunset.

[JUL]
  • 3rd jul-15th aug Alpha capricornids meteor shower
  • 12th jul-23 aug Delta aquariids meteor shower
  • 17th jul-24 aug Perseids meteor shower
  • 30th Alpha capricornids maximum
  • 30th Delta aquariids maximum
  • another good month for spotting notilucent clouds!

[AUG]
  • 3rd jul-15th aug Alpha capricornids meteor shower
  • 12th jul-23 aug Delta aquariids meteor shower
  • 17th jul-24 aug Perseids meteor shower
  • 12th-13th Perseids maximum

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  • 8th Saturn at opposition
  • 18th Partial lunar eclipse
  • 17th jul-24 aug Perseids meteor shower
  • 21st Neptune at opposition
  • 22nd Autumn equinox!

[OCT]
  • oct-apr 2025 Pleiadies season! look up high north-west for pleiadies constellation
  • 2nd oct-7th nov Orionids meteor shower
  • 6th-10th Draconids meteor shower
  • 8th-9thDraconids maximum
  • 20th oct-10th dec Taurids meteor shower
  • 21st-22nd Orionids maximum

[NOV]
  • 2nd oct-7th nov Orionids meteor shower
  • 6th-30th Leonids meteor shower
  • 12th-13 Taurids Maximum
  • 17th Uranus at opposition
  • 18th Leonids maximum

[DEC]
  • 20th oct-10th dec Taurids meteor shower
  • 4th-20th Geminids meteor shower
  • 7th Jupiter at opposition
  • 14th-15th Geminids maximum
  • 21st Winter solsitice
  • 17th-26th Ursids meteor shower
  • 23rd Ursids maximum

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