Newsletter Issue 141 (November 2024)

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Will We See a Bright Comet in 2025?

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was one of the brightest comets this century so far, and here at timeanddate.com HQ, we have caught comet fever!

Find out about some of the comets coming our way in 2025.

Improvements to Our Night Sky Map

We’ve added constellations and comets to our night sky map, in addition to the planets, stars, Sun, and Moon already there.

Above is a snapshot of our Night Sky Map showing the constellations Orion and Gemini over New York at midnight on November 22, 2024.

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West Coast Gets Rare Black Moon

The west coast of the US and Canada will have a rare Black Moon on November 30, 2024.

But what is a Black Moon, and why does the rest of the world experience the same thing one month later?

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