Photo from Pixabay Filipino skywatchers are in for a celestial treat as the Perseid and Aurigids meteor showers will paint the night sky with stunning streaks of light this month. In its astronomical diary for August, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...
Photo from Pixabay The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said two meteor showers will be up for a stunning display in the country’s skies from July to August. PAGASA said the Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower will dazzle observers from July 12...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the η-Aquariid meteor shower will be at its peak activity on Sunday, May 5, and may produce up to 40 meteors per hour. The view of the southeastern sky during the peak of η-Aquariid on 05 May 2024...
Get ready for a dazzling April spectacle as meteor showers and a brilliant comet take center stage in the night sky. Photo from Unsplash The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in its astronomical diary released on Monday, April 1 said...
One of the "strongest" meteor showers of the year will showcase lights from up to 120 meteor showers per hour under a "clear, dark, and moonless" sky, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The view of the northeastern sky during the peak of...
One of the best meteor showers of the year, the Geminids, will show its full gleam during its peak activity on Friday, Dec. 15, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The view of the northwestern sky during the peak of Geminids on 15 December...
Geminid and Ursid meteor showers will light up the December skies, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its monthly astronomical diary. PAGASA said the Geminid meteor shower will be active from Dec. 4 to 17, with the peak occurring on...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced the astronomical events that will be observable in October. On Oct. 29, a Partial Lunar Eclipse will be visible in Metro Manila and other parts of the country for about 1 hour and 19 minutes, said...
The view of the north-northeastern sky during the peak of Perseids on Aug. 13, 2023 at 4 a.m. using the Stellarium software. (PAGASA) The annual Perseids meteor shower will reach its peak activity on Sunday, Aug. 13, with as many as 150 meteors an hour under clear skies, the Philippine Atmospheric,...
Filipinos may get to see three meteor shower events this month, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in its July astronomical diary. PAGASA said the Piscis Austrinid, Southern δ-Aquariids, and α-Capricornids meteor showers will all be...
Filipino astrophiles may witness two meteor shower events in April according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its Astronomical Diary, the state weather bureau bared that these two astronomical events are Lyrid and Pi Puppid meteor...
The reported unidentified falling object followed by a mysterious explosion in Palawan "could have been caused by a meteor as it enters the atmosphere," said the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) in a statement on Monday, Jan. 9. "Astronaut Soichi Noguchi captured the Philippines from the...
