celestial event
Meteor shower, perhaps
A celestial event is any notable occurrence in the sky—an eclipse, meteor shower, comet passage, planetary alignment, or similar phenomenon.
The term usually implies something observable from Earth and often temporary: We stayed up to watch the celestial event.
Astronomers and casual stargazers alike plan around predicted celestial events.
- meteor showerBurst of falling stars
- meteorGlowing atmospheric space rock
- lunar eclipseEarth blocks sunlight reaching moon
- total eclipseComplete blocking of light
- cometIcy orbiting body
planetary alignment · occultation · supernova · aurora borealis · northern lights · solar eclipse · gravitational waves · transit · radiant · moon phases · blood moon · quasars · night sky · flare · skywatching · stargazing · star party · equinox
- stargazingtelescope, stargazing guides, night sky, stars, constellation
- eclipseseclipse, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, total eclipse, partial eclipse
- celestial signsAries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo