PHOTO BY DAVID KORCHINEvery night the sky on the North Fork lights up with a dazzling array of stars. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, they put on a show. Here is this years line up of star gazing events. To get an up close look, head to our very own observatory, The Custer Institute, where there are stargazing events every Saturday night, weather permitting, and where you can get your hands on their high powered telescopes.
Sat/April 21: Lyrid Meteor Shower
Sat/April 28: Saturn Appreciation Night (weather permitting)
Sun/May 6: Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
Mon/June 4: Partial lunar eclipse, viewable from midnight until dawn
Thurs/June 7: Arietids Meteor Showers
Sat/July 28: Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower
Sat/Aug 11: Perseid Meteor Shower
Sat/Aug 25: Neptune Appreciation Night (weather permitting)
Fri/Aug 31: Blue moon (when a full moon occurs twice during one month)
Sat/Oct. 20: Orionid Meteor Shower
Sat/Nov 17: Leonid Meteor Shower
Wed/Nov 28: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sat/Dec 1: Jupiter Appreciation Night (weather permitting)
Sat/Dec 15: Geminid Meteor Shower