While autumn will bring multiple attractions in Georgia to the forefront of your calendar, like hayrides and visiting pumpkin patches, there is another reason to mark up your calendar entirely. October will bring about a slew of natural beauty from a meteor shower to a full Blood Moon, all happening within the same week. If you’re looking for a reason to stay up late with some hot chocolate, then this full moon and meteor shower in Georgia will be the perfect reason.
This October, Georgians will get a real treat when it comes to the magic of the night sky.
Flickr Jeff Sullivan Running from October 6th through the 10th, the Draconids meteor shower takes place, lighting up the night sky with nearly 10 meteors an hour.
There have been years in the 1930s and 1940s when this meteor shower produced thousands of meteors per hour, zooming across the skyway.
Flickr Jeremy Taylor The Draconids meteor shower is a product of dust grains which were left behind from comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner, discovered in 1900.
The Draconids radiate from the constellation Draco, and are best seen in the early evening, which is unusual compared to many other meteor showers in Georgia.
Flickr B.K. But besides an epic meteor shower show, on October 13th, Georgians will also be witness to the Fall Hunters Moon, also known as the Travel Moon, or Blood Moon.
This type of moon was known by early Native Americans as a way to know when game would be fattened up enough to hunt for.
Flickr John Fowler But today, this full moon is pure beauty, with a reddish amber hue to it that makes it a spectacular sight to see.
If you’re looking for places in Georgia to watch these two beautiful events, Earthsky recommends Fort Mountain State Park, Stephen C. Foster State Park, Cooper’s Creek Wildlife Management Area, and Dr. Ralph L. Buice Jr. Observatory.
Flickr Tom Lee Make sure to mark your calendars for these spectacular nights in October, because as you can imagine, they don’t happen like this too often.
When: The Draconids meteor shower wil run from October 6th through the 10th, with peak times on October 8th. The full Blood Moon will occur on October 13th.
Flickr Jeff Sullivan
Running from October 6th through the 10th, the Draconids meteor shower takes place, lighting up the night sky with nearly 10 meteors an hour.
Flickr Jeremy Taylor
The Draconids meteor shower is a product of dust grains which were left behind from comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner, discovered in 1900.
Flickr B.K.
But besides an epic meteor shower show, on October 13th, Georgians will also be witness to the Fall Hunters Moon, also known as the Travel Moon, or Blood Moon.
Flickr John Fowler
But today, this full moon is pure beauty, with a reddish amber hue to it that makes it a spectacular sight to see.
Flickr Tom Lee
Make sure to mark your calendars for these spectacular nights in October, because as you can imagine, they don’t happen like this too often.
To learn more about the 2019 meteor showers and moon occurrences in Georgia, click here.
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