September's Night Sky Offers Rare Celestial Events
Stargazers can look forward to a supermoon eclipse, visible comet, and planetary oppositions.
- A partial lunar eclipse will coincide with a supermoon on September 17, visible across multiple continents.
- Saturn and Neptune reach opposition, making them particularly bright and observable this month.
- A naked-eye comet may be visible in the eastern sky before sunrise from September 30 to October 2.
- Venus will be prominently visible in the western sky shortly after sunset early in the month.
- The northern lights could be seen at lower latitudes around the equinox on September 22.