The shower will remain active until May 27.
More meteor showers to see
The Delta Aquarius looks better than the southern tropics and will peak between July 28 and 29, when the moon is 74% full. Interestingly, another meteor shower peaks that night – the Alpha Capricorns. Although this is a much weaker shower, it is known to produce some bright fireballs during its climax. It will be visible to everyone, regardless of which side of the equator they are on. The Perseid meteor shower, the most popular of the year, will peak between August 11 and 12 in the northern hemisphere, when the moon is only 13% full. Here’s the meteor shower schedule for the rest of the year, according to EarthSky Meteor Showers.
October 8: Draconides October 21: Orionides November 4 to 5: Southern Bulls November 11 to 12: Northern Bulls November 17: Leonides December 13-14: Gemini December 22: Ursides
Full moons in 2021
There are still eight full moons to come in 2022, with two of them qualifying as supermoon. Definitions of the supermoon may vary, but the term generally denotes a full moon that is brighter and closer to Earth than normal and thus appears larger in the night sky. Some astronomers say the phenomenon occurs when the moon is within 90% of its orbit – which is its closest approach to Earth in orbit. By this definition, the full moon for June as well as that of July will be considered full moon events. The following is a list of the remaining moons this year, according to Farmers’ Almanac:
September 10: Harvest Moon
Solar and lunar eclipses
A partial solar eclipse on October 25 will be visible to those in Greenland, Iceland, Europe, Northeast Africa, the Middle East, western Asia, India and western China. The first was on April 30. Some solar eclipses occur when the moon passes in front of the sun but blocks only part of its light. Be sure to wear suitable eclipse glasses to safely see solar eclipses, as sunlight can damage the eye. There will also be two total lunar eclipses in 2022. A total lunar eclipse will be visible to those in Europe, Africa, South America, and North America (excluding those in the Northwest) between 9:31 p.m. ET on May 15 at 2:52 am ET on 16 May. Another total lunar eclipse will also occur for those in Asia, Australia, the Pacific, South America and North America on November 8 between 3:01 a.m. ET and 8:58 a.m. ET – but the moon will set for those eastern parts of North America. A lunar eclipse can only occur during a full moon when the sun, Earth and moon are aligned and the moon passes in the Earth’s shadow. The Earth casts two shadows on the moon during the eclipse. The half-view is the partial outer shadow and the umbrella is the full, dark shadow. When the full moon moves in the shadow of the Earth, it darkens, but will not disappear. Sunlight passing through the Earth’s atmosphere illuminates the moon dramatically, turning it red – which is why it is often referred to as the “damned moon”. Depending on the weather in your area, the moon may look rusty, brick-colored or blood red. This color variability occurs because blue light undergoes stronger atmospheric scattering, so red light will be the most dominant color highlighted as sunlight passes through our atmosphere and drops it to the moon.
