National Geographic World Travel 2023 Calendar

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Commencing on the spring equinox to celebrate the rebirth of nature, Nowruz (meaning ‘new day’ in Farsi) marks the first month of the Iranian solar calendar, falling roughly around 21 March each year on the Gregorian calendar. In the Hebrew lunar month of Tishrei, Rosh Hashanah is celebrated on the first and second day as Jewish New Year. And because the nearly new moon will be out of the night sky entirely, viewers will be able to see even fainter shooting stars, making this possibly the best meteor shower of the year.

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A small number of people will be positioned to see the full or annular eclipse, but a partial eclipse of the sun will be visible over a much larger region, covering all of Indonesia, Australia, and Papua New Guinea, as well as several other areas in the western Pacific.An hour after sunset on April 11, look for a picture-perfect pairing of two celestial jewels: Venus and the Pleiades star cluster. The image was taken on assignment for a story in the June 1998 issue highlighting the beauty of the large state park. To catch the event, wait until the sky darkens about an hour after sunset and look for brilliant Venus to guide you to the dimmer reddish dot nearby, which will be Mars. Every mid-August, Earth slams into a cloud of small debris that was left behind by a comet, which produces a flurry of shooting stars as each little meteor burns up in the atmosphere.

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The image was taken for a story in the November 2003 issue on the rich biodiversity of the island nation. A farmer drives a sled drawn by horses to harvest the last of the tobacco crop on his hundred-acre farm near Trade, Tennessee. We use cook ies to give you the best online experience and to show personalised content and marketing.The image was taken for a story in the October 1922 issue about a navy operation in Africa during World War I. The dates change yearly depending on the Hindu calendar, usually falling between mid-October and mid-November, taking place on amavasya (new moon), the darkest night in the Hindu calendar. Come face to face with species at risk of extinction as well as those we’ve brought back from the brink.

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As an added observing challenge on the same evening, sky-watchers can seek out the innermost planet in the solar system close to the western horizon about half an hour after sunset. Feral cats, believed to be the only animals to have domesticated themselves, roam the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. No one knows the world like National Geographic, and no one explores it and captures the stunning vistas of every corner of Earth like their team of award-winning photographers. A woman sits on top of a large white anthill, some of which can rise up to 40 feet high, near Elizabethville in the former Belgian Congo. Venus will be easy to see with the naked eye as a brilliant, star-like object high in the southwestern sky.

The photo was taken on assignment for a story in the October 2010 issue about the vanishing giant animals. It’s a time for visiting neighbours and family in the lead up, with Diwali being celebrated by praying to Lakshmi, sitting down for a meal and ending with fireworks. Although not as famous as its Perseid cousin, astronomers estimate meteors should be visible at up to 120 per hour in the overnight hours between December 13 and 14, making this one of the most active showers of the year. This year promises to offer particularly good viewing, since the shower’s peak on the night of August 12 and into the following predawn hours will coincide with a dim, waning crescent moon. It’s a time for family gatherings, feasts, street festivals and sports, with characteristics varying depending on where it’s celebrated.

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A common ritual is using this time to catch up with friends and family, with many people travelling to do so over this period.Continue your journey online to discover the planet-positive actions you can take to safeguard the places and species you encounter. For the rest of the world, the two celestial bodies will still put on an amazing show as they appear to brush past each other only one degree apart.