A pair of stunning celestial sights are on tap for stargazers this week, as the astronomical events calendar marches into fall.

This season is an especially cruel one for Pacific Northwest star gazers, as a host of astronomical events arrives right as seasonal weather largely blocks the night sky from view. Whether you’re packing up for better luck in eastern Oregon or watching and praying for a break in the clouds, here are two events to see this week.

Stargazing

An ‘extreme’ supermoon is about to rise. Here’s when you can see it

Meteors from Halley’s Comet will light up dark skies this month

When the ‘super harvest moon’ will usher in the dark season

A ‘black moon’ is coming this summer. Here’s when and what that means

A meteor streaks over Summer Lake Hot Springs in southern

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