Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A full harvest moon rises near the Scituate Lighthouse in Scituate, Mass., on Sept. 16, 2016, as a .
.. [+] crowd stood on the breakwater next to it to watch it rise.
(Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Boston Globe via Getty Images Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere). Check my main feed for more in-depth articles on stargazing, astronomy, eclipses and more. The Night Sky This Week: September 16-22, 2024 From the "Super Harvest Moon Eclipse" to a conjunction of Venus and bright star Spica to a panorama of the moon, Jupiter and the Pleiades, there are many reasons to look up at night as the equinox comes to planet Earth.
Here's everything you need to know about the night sky this week: Tuesday, September 17: ‘Super Harvest Moon Eclipse’ And Saturn Stellarium Tuesday, September 17: ‘Super Harvest Moon Eclipse’ And Saturn Probably the most famous full moon of the year is the “Harvest Moon” because its light helps farm workers gather crops late into the night. This one is a bit different. As well as appearing close to Saturn, it will appear slightly larger and brighter in the night sky—thanks to its “supermoon” status—and will move through Earth’s outer shadow in space.
The result will be a slight partial lunar eclipse on the night side of Earth, including North and S.