March 1: Venus-Jupiter conjunctionĪn illustration of the Jupiter-Venus conjunction in Huntsville, Alabama, at 6 a.m. The comet has a distinctive green color and faint long tail. Stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere may be able to spot the comet in the morning sky in the northwest during January, while those in the Southern Hemisphere should keep an eye out starting in early February. While the brightness of comets can be unpredictable, this one may be visible to the naked eye under dark skies, though those with binoculars or a telescope will have a better chance of seeing it. In early February, the comet C/2022 E3 will travel within about 26.4 million miles of our planet-the closest it’s been to Earth since Homo sapiens began settling in Europe and Asia from Africa, according to KTLA’s Eric Henrikson and Cameron Kiszla. February 2: Comet C/2022 E3 comes close to Earth To help you plan your nights out in 2023, we’ve compiled a list of the ten biggest celestial events of the year. To watch these and other phenomena, all you’ll need is a dark location, weather-appropriate gear and occasionally a set of binoculars. This year promises another amazing set of celestial events, including dark skies for the two most anticipated meteor showers: the Perseids and the Geminids. Stargazers in the United States saw two total lunar eclipses, a spectacular “ring of fire” solar eclipse and a rare alignment of the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Last year was an excellent one for amateur astronomers.
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