See Meteor Showers And Planets When You Spend The Month Of July Stargazing In Illinois
According to our friends at Thrillist, July is the best month for summer stargazing in Illinois. All across the Praire State, residents can step out into their backyards and look into the night sky for all sorts of interesting things that are happening outside of our atmosphere. Read on to learn when and where you’ll need to be to see these events.
There are several exciting celestial events taking place in July, making it the best month this year for stargazing in the Land of Lincoln.
In addition to enjoying the night sky, there will also be opportunities to view actual space. Live streams of the international spacewalk as well as the Mars Rover launch are scheduled for this month.
There are also going to be several nights that seemingly very bright stars will cross the night sky and stick out on the horizon, but these are actually planets.
Mars, Jupiter, and Venus will make appearances this month that will outshine any star in the night sky. If it looks too big to be a star, it's probably a planet.
The most exciting celestial event taking place this month is the meteor shower. Known as the Delta Aquarid meteor shower. It may not be the most exciting of the year, but those who are patient are guaranteed to see a few.
July nights are often clear as long as there are no storms. This is the perfect month for summer stargazing as nights are warm enough that you can stay out late.
Spending time in the backyard or a remote field is also an excellent way to avoid crowds if you prefer the company of just yourself or a couple of others.
An Illinois transplant who grew up and went to school in Indiana for 22 years, Elizabeth holds a BFA in creative writing and has enjoyed traveling across the country and parts of Europe. She has visited half of the states, as well as parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and regularly travels home to the Hoosier State to see friends and family. With more than five years of writing experience, Elizabeth’s articles have been featured on several websites, and her poetry and short stories have been published in multiple literary journals.
