Jan 14 - Meteor Showers in 2018

January 14 Meteor Showers in 2018 by:

EarthSky's 2018 meteor shower guide Plan ahead now for an awesome year of meteor-watching. Good news! In 2018, the year's 2 most reliable showers - August Perseids and December Geminids - happen with little to no interference from the moon. A 3D journey through the Orion Nebula Astronomers and visualization specialists at NASA have just released this unprecedented, 3-dimensional, fly-through view of the Orion Nebula, a nearby star-forming region. Is Arctic warming behind year's crazy winter weather? An atmospheric scientist who studies the Arctic explains why – because of global warming – the U.S. may be in for longer cold spells in the winter. Tonight … See a winding river of stars called Eridanus Why search for such a faint constellation? Only because it's very beautiful. Plus seeing Eridanus can give you a kinship with stargazers from centuries ago.

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Tonight … See a winding river of stars called Eridanus Eridanus the River begins near the star Rigel in the constellation Orion the Hunter, then wells up in a great loop.

Sirius rising over Lake Huron Bright star Sirius above Lake Huron on January 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Harrisville State Park in Harrisville, Michigan. Rootdoctor Photography said, "The light below Sirius is from a freighter in the fog." Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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