Attention stargazers! 10 must-watch celestial events of 2024​

The annual meteor shower is expected to occur on January 4 EDT (0900 GMT). It will be best visible in the eastern North America. It is one of the most beautiful annual meteor event but also the shortest. (Image: Lexica)

The moon will once again cast its shadow on Antares, the bright red star on January 9 as a last quarter (or "half") moon passes in front of it around 4 am EST (0900 GMT). It will be best visible in parts of the southeast United States. (Image: Lexica)

The western hemisphere will witness a partial lunar eclipse on March 25. The moon will pass completely above the earth's shadow. It will happen around (3:12 am EDT). (Image: AP)

Moon will once again hide the red star, Antares on May 23 which will be visible in southeast United States. However this event will happen with the moon nearly at its fullest during the late evening hours at approximately 11 pm EDT (0300 on May 24). (Image: Lexica)

The brilliant blue star Spica will be overshadowed by the moon on July 13. It will visible throughout North America. The moon will hide Spica in the low west-southwest sky at approximately 11:30 pm On the other hand, in the West, the moon will cover the star before sunset, reemerging on the moon's bright side around 8:45 pm PDT (0445 GMT on July 14). (Image: Lexica)​

​Stargazers can witness Perseid meteors, expected during the midnight of Aug. 11-12. For a better experience, it's recommended to wait until after the moon sets around 11 pm and continue observing until the first light of dawn. These meteors are termed 'Perseid' as they appear to shoot away from the constellation Perseus. (Image: Lexica)

​A minor partial lunar eclipse will happen on September 17. The moon will behind the Earth's dark shadow from 10:12 to 11:16 pm EDT (0212 to 0316 GMT on September 18). However at 10:44 pm EDT (0244 GMT on Sept. 18), only 8.7% of the moon will be eclipsed. (Image: Lexica)

The moon is slightly farther from the Earth in annular solar sclipse. This prevenst it from fully covering the sun and creating a ring of sunlight around the moon's silhouette. It will happen on Occtober 2. The solar ring will persist for 6 minutes and 5 seconds, starting at 1:04 pm local time. (NASA)

The biggest full moon of the year will happen on October 17. The moon reaches its full phase at 7:26 am EDT, and 10 hours and 39 minutes prior to that, it will reach the closest point in its orbit to Earth. (Image: AFP)

On September 28, Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS is set to approach within 36 million miles of the sun. It will further pass within 44 million miles two weeks later. There is a possibility that this comet might get bright enough to be easily visible with the naked eye during the third week of October. (Image: Lexica)