https://www.startgaze.com/categories/events/Recent content in Events on Startgaze — Astronomy, Stargazing & Space ScienceHugoen-usFri, 25 Sep 2026 07:44:17 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-09-25-neptune-at-opposition-most-distant-planet/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:44:17 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-09-25-neptune-at-opposition-most-distant-planet/Neptune reaches opposition on September 26, 2026, at magnitude 7.8 in Pisces — how to find the solar system's most distant planet with binoculars or a scope.https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-09-12-sn-2026aaiv-supernova-ngc-7331/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:46:44 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-09-12-sn-2026aaiv-supernova-ngc-7331/SN 2026aaiv, a Type Ia supernova in NGC 7331 in Pegasus, has climbed to about magnitude 14 and may peak near 11. How to find and image it from Cyprus at 35°N.https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-09-02-venus-brightest-evening-star-september-2026/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:44:00 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-09-02-venus-brightest-evening-star-september-2026/Venus reaches greatest brilliancy at magnitude -4.8 on September 18, 2026 — when and where to see the brightest evening star, plus the Sept 14 Moon pairing.https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-08-19-comet-220p-mcnaught-binocular-outburst/Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:41:46 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-08-19-comet-220p-mcnaught-binocular-outburst/Comet 220P/McNaught erupted twice in 2026 and is now a fading pre-dawn binocular object in Cetus. How to find it from 35°N, and how to check it's still up.https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-08-13-perseids-2026-recap-troodos/Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:43:31 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-08-13-perseids-2026-recap-troodos/The 2026 Perseids peaked under a new moon on August 12–13. A field report from Troodos, Cyprus: real hourly counts, the leaner stream, and the peak's timing.https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-07-29-perseids-2026-new-moon-peak/Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:42:56 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-07-29-perseids-2026-new-moon-peak/The 2026 Perseids peak overnight on August 12–13 under a new moon — the darkest Perseid peak since 2021. When, where, and how to watch from 35°N.https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-07-19-delta-aquariids-2026-moon-washout/Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:41:49 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-07-19-delta-aquariids-2026-moon-washout/The Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids peak July 30, 2026, but a near-full Buck Moon drowns them. What to watch, and why to wait for August 12.https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-07-02-how-to-watch-august-12-eclipse-safely/Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:41:22 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-07-02-how-to-watch-august-12-eclipse-safely/How to watch the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse safely: the one rule that protects your eyes, and what totality and a 90% partial really look like.https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-06-25-where-to-watch-2026-eclipse-spain/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:37:00 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-06-25-where-to-watch-2026-eclipse-spain/The 2026 total solar eclipse crosses Spain near sunset. Region-by-region viewing advice from Galicia to Mallorca — timing, weather odds, and where to stand.https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-06-13-total-solar-eclipse-august-12-2026-preview/Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:37:18 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-06-13-total-solar-eclipse-august-12-2026-preview/The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse crosses Iceland and Spain near sunset. Path, timing, city-by-city durations, and why you should plan now.https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-06-02-venus-jupiter-conjunction-june-9/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:42:00 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-06-02-venus-jupiter-conjunction-june-9/Venus and Jupiter pass within about 1.5° on June 9, 2026. Visible naked-eye after sunset, even better in binoculars. Full observing guide with a week-long viewing window.https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-05-20-may-blue-micromoon-smallest-full-moon-2026/Wed, 20 May 2026 07:38:51 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-05-20-may-blue-micromoon-smallest-full-moon-2026/The May 31 Blue Moon is also 2026's smallest full moon at 406,135 km. What a Micromoon is, why you won't notice, and a photography project that proves it.https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-05-06-eta-aquariids-2026-peak-night/Wed, 06 May 2026 07:36:42 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-05-06-eta-aquariids-2026-peak-night/The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks May 5–7 2026. Here's how many meteors you'll realistically see from mid-northern latitudes with a bright waning gibbous moon.https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-04-28-comet-c2025-r3-panstarrs-post-perihelion/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:44:25 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-04-28-comet-c2025-r3-panstarrs-post-perihelion/C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS reached perihelion April 19, closest Earth approach April 26. From the northern Mediterranean we've already used most of our window. Where the comet actually is now, what's left to see, and why the 'great comet of 2026' label was always shaky.https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-04-23-lyrids-2026-recap-eta-aquariids-preview/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:10:00 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-04-23-lyrids-2026-recap-eta-aquariids-preview/The Lyrids peaked yesterday under near-new-moon skies. The Eta Aquariids peak May 5–6, but a waning gibbous will wash out the sky. How to plan around it from Cyprus and the northern Med.