2026 Skywatching Guide: Eclipses, Meteor Showers, Supermoons & Auroras

2026 promises a spectacular year for skywatchers, featuring two solar and two lunar eclipses, multiple meteor showers including the excellent Perseids, and three supermoons. The year will also offer enhanced chances to view the Northern Lights due to the ongoing solar maximum.

• Two solar (annular, total) and two lunar (total, partial) eclipses expected.
• Perseids meteor shower in August offers excellent viewing conditions.
• Three supermoons, including the year's closest in December.
• Increased Northern Lights activity due to solar maximum continuing into 2026.
• Several comets are predicted to be visible, some with binoculars or telescopes.

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