EVENTS CALENDAR
September 22 Fall Equinox October 6 New Moon October 7 Draconids Meteor Shower October 9 Conjunction of the moon and Venus October 14 Conjunction of the moon and Saturn October 20 Full Hunter’s Moon October 29 Venus at Greatest Eastern Elongation THE NIGHT SKY Happy Fall. Wednesday September 22 is the Fall Equinox. The nights will be getting longer and the days shorter in the months to come. To understand more about the cause of the seasons check out this article: https://www.calacademy.org/educators/why-do-we-have-different-seasons In October enjoy a meteor shower and a great pairing of the moon and some of the bright planets. The moon makes a great marker for identifying other nearby objects. On October 9 it will pair with Venus and on Octoober 14 it will pair with Saturn. Venus will be especially bright and almost directly overhead by the end of October. Most meteor showers are best viewed past midnight when we are asleep but the Draconids meteor shower is best in the early evening. Enjoy the show on October 7. TO DO: This is a great time to enjoy collecting acorns or experiment with colored leaves: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/family/article/fall-science-experiments-for-kids?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=FFG_Special_20210919::rid=E38427E327A2CF43D569F3D64399A3E4
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