Tag: Meteor Shower

Happy Winter Solstice!

It’s officially winter today, and I hope everyone has a happy, warm, and enchanted winter holiday season! The winter solstice, also referred to as “midwinter” and “the longest night,” is the day of the year with the least amount of sunlight and the longest night for those on the Northern Hemisphere. Astronomically, it marks the …

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Celebrate Earth Day with the Lyrid Meteor Shower

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to top it off with the a meteor shower? This Earth Day weekend we are graced with the dazzling Lyrid Meteor Shower, which peaked last night and will hopefully brighten the skies again tonight at about 2 a.m. local daylight time. The Lyrid Meteor Shower is one of the …

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