7 Exceedingly Rare Astronomical Events Before 2100

now everything in the universe is in a constant quite predictable motion some very complicated math can help us predict what the night sky will look like in hundreds of years that's why astronomers make up entire calendars of unusual celestial events so let's find out more about the most interesting astronomical events that are waiting for us in the next 100 years in 2029 asteroid Apophis our solar system is full of various asteroids from small Pebbles to Giant mountain-like Boulders and many of them are alarmingly close to Earth in 2029 one of these asteroids is supposed to fly past us it's called 99942 Apophis the asteroid is quite large and has a diameter of about 1200 feet NASA discovered it back in 2004 and it was considered one of the most dangerous objects orbiting the Sun that's because on April 13 2029 it will be just a few steps away from colliding with Earth even the name of this asteroid is quite frightening Apophis is the name of the ancient Egyptian deity of chaos and destruction a giant serpent that embodied chaos and was the opponent of raw and light ah what's symbolism but don't worry scientists say that despite such alarming proximity the asteroid won't actually hit us it will fly about 20 000 miles away from Earth yeah it's closer to us than the moon and even some NASA satellites but fortunately it's still a mess the event itself will be quite beautiful Apophis will be visible in the sky even without a telescope and if for some reason you miss it don't worry in 2068 it will return again and also fly near Earth 2029 the darkest lunar eclipse of the century now a lunar eclipse occurs when the moon is completely in Earth's Shadow sometimes when this happens our natural satellite seems bright red and it can look scary but don't worry it's simply because red rays penetrate our atmosphere easier such eclipses unlike solar ones occur quite often usually the closer the Moon is to the center of the Shadow the darker the eclipse is and according to scientists on July 26 2029 we'll see one of the darkest eclipses in the last hundred years the eclipse itself will last approximately one hour and 42 minutes and the whole event from the moment Earth's Shadow touches the moon until the satellite leaves it will last about 3 hours and 40 minutes the event will be best seen in South America so book your tickets now huh 2040 the parade of planets now the parade of planets is the moment when all the planets in our solar system line up of course they won't firm a perfectly straight line but it'll still be quite an impressive View some planets like Jupiter and Venus can be clearly visible even in big cities and with the unaided eye but during the parade of planets especially if you go out of town where it's darker you'll be able to observe all of them according to NASA the next parade is going to happen on September 8 2040. so stock up on telescopes 2052 the brightest Super Moon of the 21st Century now the moon's orbit isn't exactly perfectly round our natural satellite travels around Earth following an elliptical orbit because of this there are two points the closest to Earth and the farthest the farthest point is called the apogee and the closest is the perigee however since everything in space is a bit unstable some perogies may be closest to us than others yes all these orbital changes are quite confusing even scientists sometimes find it difficult to predict them accurately but anyway when the full moon is especially close to the Earth we get the so-called Super Moon the name for this event was introduced in 1979 at these moments the moon seems very big to us just like in all those unrealistic Sci-Fi movies and cartoons it can also look up to 30 percent brighter than usual and the darker the rest of the sky is the brighter the moon may seem now something particularly cool will happen on December 6 2052 it'll be the closest and brightest super moon in the entire 21st century our beloved satellite will be as much as 17 000 miles closer to us than usual now that one will be pretty hard to miss 2060 the brightest comic comets are dusty remnants of space objects that flew through the universe thousands of years ago and there are thousands of them in our solar system alone every time a comet approaches the sun it heats up and begins to emit gases and Dawes it starts looking like a little star its head turns into a large fuzzy gas cloud and thanks to solar winds it also gets that beautiful long tail all this creates a stunning View and we can even observe such comets with the unaided eye the closer to the Earth a comet passes the brighter it looks in the sky Comet 15p Finland named after its Discoverer will visit us on October 27 2060 and we've actually known about this since the 19th century it will be one of the closest comets to approach Earth in the last hundred years it'll fly by at a distance of just 4.6 million miles the view is sure to be very beautiful 2084 Earth eclipse now this is one of the most exciting events that will happen in the 21st century and unfortunately we won't be able to observe it from Earth this event will only be visible from Mars Earth and the moon will pass by the sun looking like bright Silhouettes the last time that happened was 1984. such an event is called a planetary Transit it's kind of a solar eclipse but with other planets instead of the Moon in our case it's more like Earth eclipse in other words martians would be able to see Earth passing by the sun blocking its life and who knows on November 10 2084 there may be indeed people on Mars who could observe this but even if not we'll still be able to see the footage of this event from space Pros for example NASA perseverance Rover has already sent us photos of such an eclipse on Mars where the Mars satellite Phobos flew in between it and the Sun 2100 the North Star will be closest to True North ah the famous North Star Sailors have been using it for centuries to indicate where North is but what's funny is that the North Star isn't actually perfectly aligned with the north that's because our planet doesn't have a fixed axis it moves in space with time rotating like a giant spinning top this is called the orbital precession because of this the North Star doesn't remain in the sky in the same place it moves albeit very slowly so slowly that it's not even noticeable unless you're standing at the South or North Pole however on March 24 2100 the Polar Star will finally appear above the true north of our planet and after that it will begin to gradually move away again and will return there only after 26 000 years so this is truly a rare event but that's not all unfortunately it will be something like a parting gift to us from the North Star earth axis is constantly shifting and because of this in about 2 000 years the North Star will be completely replaced by another star gamma cephas in other words the event of 2100 will be something like its farewell performance beautiful but kind of sad that was the calendar of the most interesting astronomical events that will happen over the next 100 years to witness many of them you don't even need to buy a telescope they will be visible to the unaided eye all you need to do is well survive until then if you do they will be astounding to observe especially considering that some of them are a once in a lifetime events so make sure not to miss them that's it for today so hey if you pacified your curiosity then give the video a like and share it with your friends or if you want more just click on these videos and stay on the bright side

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Length: 8min 54sec (534 seconds)

Published: Wed Dec 21 2022