2015 TOP SKY EVENTS – Blood Moons, Total Solar Eclipse, Bright Comets – Eyes On The Skies

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2015 TOP SKY  EVENTS – Blood  Moons, Total Solar Eclipse, Bright Comets – Eyes On The Skies 

Part one –  January up  to June 2015   http://www.astronomy-world.com/2015-sky-events.html

January

01- Comet C/2012 Q2 Lovejoy may reach naked eye visibility.

February 18- A “Black Moon” occurs, in the sense of the third New Moon in a season with four.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_moon

March

20- A total solar eclipse occurs over the Arctic centered on 9:47 UT. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse
 

April

04- A total lunar eclipse occurs, centered on 12:01 UT and visible from eastern Asia, the Pacific and the Americas.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_eclipse
 

22- The Lyrid meteors peak at 24:00 UT, favoring northern Europe with a ZHR of 18.

http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/lyrids.html

May

05- The Eta Aquarid meteors peak (time variable), with an estimated ZHR of 55.
http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/eta-aquarids.html

20- Comet C/2014 Q1 PanSTARRS may reach binocular visibility.

30- Comet 19P/Borrelly may reach binocular visibility

June

16- Comet C/2014 Q1 PanSTARRS may reach naked eye visibility.
http://www.astronomy-world.com/2015-sky-events.html

2015 TOP SKY EVENTS Blood Moons, Comets. Partial Solar Eclipse – Part two 

February 18- A “Black Moon” occurs, in the sense of the third New Moon in a season with four . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_moon

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