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2026: A Stellar Year for Skywatchers with Rare Eclipses, Supermoons & Meteor Showers

  • 2026 promises exceptional skywatching with rare eclipses, striking meteor showers, planetary alignments, supermoons, comets, and auroras.
  • Key eclipses include an Annular Solar Eclipse (Feb 17), a Total Lunar Eclipse (Mar 3), and a Total Solar Eclipse (Aug 12) visible across various continents.
  • Major meteor showers like Quadrantids, Perseids, and Geminids, alongside Comet 24P Schaumasse, offer spectacular celestial displays.
  • Planetary events feature Jupiter's opposition (Jan 10), Venus-Jupiter conjunction (Jun 9), and Jupiter-Mars conjunction (Nov 15).
  • Three supermoons – Wolf Moon (Jan 3), Beaver Moon (Nov 24), and the largest Cold Moon (Dec 24) – will brighten the skies.

Why It Matters: 2026 is packed with extraordinary celestial events, making it a must-watch year for astronomy enthusiasts globally.

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