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Stargazing calendar 2021: Eclipses, meteor showers and other astronomical events this year – OregonLive
What to look for when you look up at the night sky in the Pacific Northwest this year.
Break out the telescope and stretch out your neck, because another year of stargazing is upon us.
Two lunar eclipses, a good summer meteor shower, and a close planetary conjunction highlight the stargazing calendar in 2021, which will otherwise be relatively quiet.
Lacking major events like the historic great conjunction at the end of 2020 or the upcoming total lunar eclipse of 2024, the astronomical calendar still has plenty to offer for amateur and experienced stargazers alike.
The big event in…
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