There are some pretty cool astrological events coming up this year! To see them, all you’ll need is cloud-free weather, though having a telescope could be helpful as well for some.

First, the last two weeks of March Mars, Saturn, and Venus will appear extremely close to one another in the sky before sunrise.  They’ll be so close that they’ll be in the same field of view of some telescopes and binoculars.

Next, the Lyrid meteor shower will happen April 21st and April 22nd, it will be the first meteor shower to peak in over three months, and will produce around 15 shooting stars per hour.

Next up, the Black moon will occur on April 30th—but you can’t actually see it. It’s the second new moon of the month, and though you can’t see it, it could make stargazing easier since there won’t be any light emitted from the moon.

Other astrological events to look forward to: the total lunar eclipse (May 15-16), the first supermoon of 2022 (June 14th), Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn aligning just before sunrise (June 24th), the Perseid meteor shower (August 12th and 13th), a total lunar eclipse (November 8th), Mars opposition (December 8th), and finally the Geminid meteor shower (December 13th and 14th). 

Source: UPI