It’s a big summer for astrologers this year. Dark Sky President for the Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association, Mike Warkentin spoke to CKNX News Today about what we can expect. “We have a lunar eclipse of Mars, we have a total lunar eclipse, we have a meteor shower, a planetary conjunction and some great viewing opportunities for the northern lights, and Jupiter and Saturn,” Warkentin said. You can see the planetary conjunction right now, but you have to get up pretty early, between 4:45 A.M. and 5 a.m. “This summer you have to be an early morning person to see the planets, until about mid-August, because they’re all morning objects,” Warkentin explained. The conjunction is visible in the south-southeast sky near the horizon. It’s a peak in solar activity that makes the northern lights visible much further south than usual. “The summer has been very, very active recently. Lots of solar flares caused by the aurora or northern lights,” he said. He says you can see them with the naked eye if you can find a dark location to see them. The peak of this sun cycle is only in 2025. “What you have to do is just listen to the radio and when you hear the words ‘coronal mass ejection’, CME, that’s basically the sign that a solar storm has happened and three days later … we should be able to see the auroras, Warkentin said. Mid-August is the Perseid meteor shower, but it will rival the full moon. Warkentin said you can typically see 100 meteors an hour. The Lunar Eclipse is later this year on November 8th. It’s the second one. There was also one in May.
title: “Meteors Conjunctions Occultations Auroras All To Please Astrologers This Summer " ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-30” author: “Susan Stephens”
It’s a big summer for astrologers this year. Dark Sky President for the Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association, Mike Warkentin spoke to CKNX News Today about what we can expect. “We have a lunar eclipse of Mars, we have a total lunar eclipse, we have a meteor shower, a planetary conjunction and some great viewing opportunities for the northern lights, and Jupiter and Saturn,” Warkentin said. You can see the planetary conjunction right now, but you have to get up pretty early, between 4:45 A.M. and 5 a.m. “This summer you have to be an early morning person to see the planets, until about mid-August, because they’re all morning objects,” Warkentin explained. The conjunction is visible in the south-southeast sky near the horizon. It’s a peak in solar activity that makes the northern lights visible much further south than usual. “The summer has been very, very active recently. Lots of solar flares caused by the aurora or northern lights,” he said. He says you can see them with the naked eye if you can find a dark location to see them. The peak of this sun cycle is only in 2025. “What you have to do is just listen to the radio and when you hear the words ‘coronal mass ejection’, CME, that’s basically the sign that a solar storm has happened and three days later … we should be able to see the auroras, Warkentin said. In mid-August is the Perseid meteor shower, but it will rival the full moon. Warkentin said you can typically see 100 meteors an hour. The Lunar Eclipse is later this year on November 8th. It’s the second one. There was also one in May.
