The full moon rises beside One World Trade Center in New York City on September 5, 2017 as seen from ... [+] Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Each Monday I pick out the northern hemispheres celestial highlights (mid-northern latitudes) for the week ahead, but be sure to check my main feed for more in-depth articles on stargazing, astronomy and eclipses.

This week stars with a slight meteor shower, but theres no doubting the star attraction. Rising near-full on Tuesday night and setting near-full on Wednesday morning, the Corn Moonthe final full Moon of the seasonswill dominate the night sky all week. As it wanes, catch it shining beside Mars, the red planet, on Thursday.

Producing a mere six shooting stars per hour on average, the Aurigid meteor shower is nothing to get too excited about, but if youre out stargazing you just might spot one.

Aurigids are created by dust and debris left in Earths orbital path by comet Kiess (C/1911 N1), a long-periodcometdiscovered 75 years ago that orbits the Sun roughly once every 2,000 years.

There was a really big outburst in 2007 when Earth crossed through its densest stream of material, but the next big one isnt predicted until 2077.

Its named after the constellation of Auriga, which is the area of the sky where the shooting stars appear to originate from, but they can appear anywhere in the sky.

A "Strawberry Moon" rises over the Pacific Ocean at Narrawallee Beach, located near Mollymook on the ... [+] South Coast of New South Wales in Australia, June 6, 2020. (Photo by David Gray/Getty Images)

Traditionally the Harvest Moon is Septembers Moon, though technically speaking that refers to the closest full Moon to the September (or fall/autumnal) equinox. That makes Octobers full Moon the Harvest Moon. So what do we call this Moon? In the UK it tends to be called the Fruit Moon, with Corn Moon or Barley Moon offered as a replacement.

Whatever you decide (after all, the names of the Moon are largely fictional anyway), get yourself a view of a clear eastern horizon at dusk today to see the delicate orangey hues of a rising full Moon. For Europe and North America the Moon will rise almost full shortly after sunset tonight.

Once youve seen that majestic sight, ponder the fact that today an asteroid measuring 22 meters by 49 meters will sweep safely by Earth. Already labelled potentially hazardous and entered on the close approaches database of the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), asteroid 2011 ES4has been known aboutand its trajectory mappedsince 2011.

If you want another glorious sight of the Corn Moon, get yourself up early to watch it sink due west. Although most of us focus on the more convenient full moonrisewhich always takes place in the east around duskthe moonset, close to sunrise, is just as impressive.

As a bonus, tonights sunset and moonrise times are close enough for a third impressive view of the Corn Moon in a twilight sky.

On September 5, 2020 the Moon will appear to be close to Mars.

Just past full and now 86%-lit, the waning gibbous Moon will make an apparent close approach to the red planet. Look east after dark to see the two in conjunction.

Note: Star charts here are for 40 North latitude. If you need exact information for where you are please consult an online planetarium like The Sky Live.

Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.

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A Full Corn Moon Rising And A Mars-Moon Match-Up: What To Watch For In The Night Sky This Week - Forbes