Don't miss out on the top five astronomy events of 2024

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With a new year approaching, we share the top five astronomy events you'll want to mark down on your 2024 calendar, which includes the return of the total solar eclipse!

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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:03 2024 will feature a variety of exciting astronomy events.

00:10 We start with a planetary alignment

00:12 of Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn at number five.

00:15 This alignment on June 29 will be

00:17 joined by the moon and the eastern sky before sunrise.

00:21 Watch as these worlds form a straight line

00:24 across the night sky.

00:27 At number four, we have the super harvest moon eclipse.

00:30 A partial lunar eclipse will be visible in the United States

00:34 during a super moon on September 17.

00:37 It is the harvest moon because it

00:39 is the full moon closest to the equinox on September 22.

00:44 Get ready for planetary oppositions at number three.

00:47 Catch our celestial lord of the rings, Saturn,

00:50 at opposition on September 8.

00:53 And massive Jupiter will dominate the night sky

00:55 on December 7.

00:57 A telescope will help you observe Saturn's rings

01:00 and Jupiter's great red spot.

01:02 Shooting stars will rain down from the summer night sky

01:05 with the Perseid meteor shower at number two.

01:08 It is one of the most popular meteor showers,

01:11 boasting 40 to 60 meteors per hour.

01:14 Catch the shower after midnight when the moon sets.

01:17 And at number one, the total solar eclipse

01:20 will return to the United States on April 8.

01:23 The path of totality will travel from Texas to Maine.

01:27 People in parts of Mexico and Canada

01:29 will also see the total eclipse.

01:31 It is by far the number one astronomy event

01:35 to mark on your calendar.

01:37 Reporting for AccuWeather, I'm Justin Povic.

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