// ------------------------------------------------------------------------ // calendar/2026.js - Cosmic & almanac events for 2026. // // `cosmic` -> feeds COSMIC_CALENDAR (active-event banners; has start/end). // `almanac` -> feeds ALMANAC_CALENDAR ("What's Coming" panel; has peak). // See ../cosmic-calendar.js and ../almanac-calendar.js for field docs. // ------------------------------------------------------------------------ export const cosmic = [ // -- METEOR SHOWERS -------------------------------------------------- { id: 'quadrantids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Quadrantid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Quadrantid meteor shower is active — up to 120 meteors/hour at peak. Best after midnight in a dark sky.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-01-01', end: '2026-01-05', peak: '2026-01-03', }, { id: 'lyrids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Lyrid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight — up to 20 meteors/hour from a dark sky after midnight.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-04-16', end: '2026-04-25', peak: '2026-04-22', }, { id: 'eta-aquariids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Eta Aquariid shower peaks tonight — fragments of Halley\'s Comet, up to 50/hour before dawn.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-04-19', end: '2026-05-28', peak: '2026-05-06', }, { id: 'perseids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Perseid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Perseids are active — one of the best showers of the year, up to 100 meteors/hour at peak.', color: '#3a1a00', textColor: '#ffe8c0', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-07-17', end: '2026-08-24', peak: '2026-08-12', }, { id: 'orionids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Orionid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Orionid shower peaks tonight — fast, bright meteors from Halley\'s Comet debris. Up to 25/hour.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-10-02', end: '2026-11-07', peak: '2026-10-21', }, { id: 'leonids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Leonid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Leonid shower is active tonight — fast, bright meteors from comet Tempel-Tuttle.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-11-06', end: '2026-11-30', peak: '2026-11-17', }, { id: 'geminids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Geminid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Geminids peak tonight — the best shower of the year, up to 150 meteors/hour. No moon interference.', color: '#3a1a00', textColor: '#ffe8c0', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-12-04', end: '2026-12-20', peak: '2026-12-13', }, { id: 'ursids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Ursid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Ursid shower peaks tonight — a quieter festive shower near the winter solstice.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-12-17', end: '2026-12-26', peak: '2026-12-22', }, // -- ECLIPSES -------------------------------------------------------- { id: 'solar-eclipse-2026-aug', emoji: '🌑', title: 'Total Solar Eclipse', message: 'A total solar eclipse crosses Europe and North Africa today — look for rapid temperature drops and unusual animal behaviour even in partial zones.', color: '#1a0a2a', textColor: '#d8c8f8', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: false, start: '2026-08-12', end: '2026-08-12', }, { id: 'lunar-eclipse-2026-mar', emoji: '🌕', title: 'Total Lunar Eclipse', message: 'A total lunar eclipse is visible tonight — the Moon turns deep red (a "Blood Moon") as it passes through Earth\'s shadow.', color: '#3a0a0a', textColor: '#ffd8d8', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-03-03', end: '2026-03-03', }, // -- PLANETARY EVENTS ------------------------------------------------ { id: 'saturn-opposition-2026', emoji: '🪐', title: 'Saturn at Opposition', message: 'Saturn is at its closest and brightest tonight — visible all night long, rings tilted beautifully toward Earth.', color: '#1a2a3a', textColor: '#c8e8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-09-23', end: '2026-09-23', }, { id: 'jupiter-opposition-2026', emoji: '🪐', title: 'Jupiter at Opposition', message: 'Jupiter is at its closest and brightest tonight — you can see its cloud bands with binoculars.', color: '#1a2a3a', textColor: '#c8e8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-10-08', end: '2026-10-08', }, { id: 'mars-conjunction-2026', emoji: '🔴', title: 'Mars & Venus Conjunction', message: 'Mars and Venus are remarkably close in the evening sky tonight — a striking pair visible to the naked eye.', color: '#2a1520', textColor: '#ffc8d8', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-06-30', end: '2026-07-02', }, ]; export const almanac = [ { id: 'lunar-eclipse-2026-mar', emoji: '🌕', title: 'Total Lunar Eclipse', desc: 'The Moon turns deep red as it passes through Earth\'s shadow. Visible from Europe, Africa, and the Americas.', start: '2026-03-03', peak: '2026-03-03', color: '#3a0a0a', textColor: '#ffd8d8', latHint: null, type: 'eclipse', }, { id: 'lyrids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Lyrid Meteor Shower', desc: 'Up to 20 meteors/hour at peak. Active Apr 16–25, best after midnight from a dark site.', start: '2026-04-16', peak: '2026-04-22', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', latHint: 'north', type: 'meteor', }, { id: 'eta-aquariids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower', desc: 'Debris from Halley\'s Comet — up to 50/hour before dawn. Best from southern latitudes but visible worldwide.', start: '2026-04-19', peak: '2026-05-06', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', latHint: 'south', type: 'meteor', }, { id: 'mars-conjunction-2026', emoji: '🔴', title: 'Mars & Venus Conjunction', desc: 'Mars and Venus appear strikingly close in the evening sky — a beautiful naked-eye pairing.', start: '2026-06-30', peak: '2026-07-01', color: '#2a1520', textColor: '#ffc8d8', latHint: null, type: 'planetary', }, { id: 'perseids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Perseid Meteor Shower', desc: 'One of the best showers of the year — up to 100/hour at peak, no need for a telescope.', start: '2026-07-17', peak: '2026-08-12', color: '#3a1a00', textColor: '#ffe8c0', latHint: 'north', type: 'meteor', }, { id: 'solar-eclipse-2026-aug', emoji: '🌑', title: 'Total Solar Eclipse', desc: 'The path of totality crosses Spain, Iceland, and Greenland. Partial eclipse visible across most of Europe.', start: '2026-08-12', peak: '2026-08-12', color: '#1a0a2a', textColor: '#d8c8f8', latHint: 'path:Spain, Iceland, Greenland — partial eclipse across UK & Europe', type: 'eclipse', }, { id: 'saturn-opposition-2026', emoji: '🪐', title: 'Saturn at Opposition', desc: 'Saturn is at its closest and brightest — rings tilted beautifully toward Earth. Visible all night.', start: '2026-09-23', peak: '2026-09-23', color: '#1a2a3a', textColor: '#c8e8ff', latHint: null, type: 'planetary', }, { id: 'orionids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Orionid Meteor Shower', desc: 'Fast, bright meteors from Halley\'s Comet — up to 25/hour. Active Oct 2 – Nov 7.', start: '2026-10-02', peak: '2026-10-21', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', latHint: null, type: 'meteor', }, { id: 'jupiter-opposition-2026', emoji: '🪐', title: 'Jupiter at Opposition', desc: 'Jupiter at its closest — you can see its cloud bands and four Galilean moons with binoculars.', start: '2026-10-08', peak: '2026-10-08', color: '#1a2a3a', textColor: '#c8e8ff', latHint: null, type: 'planetary', }, { id: 'leonids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Leonid Meteor Shower', desc: 'Fast, bright meteors from comet Tempel-Tuttle. Up to 15/hour at peak.', start: '2026-11-06', peak: '2026-11-17', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', latHint: null, type: 'meteor', }, { id: 'geminids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Geminid Meteor Shower', desc: 'The finest shower of the year — up to 150 meteors/hour, visible even before midnight.', start: '2026-12-04', peak: '2026-12-13', color: '#3a1a00', textColor: '#ffe8c0', latHint: 'north', type: 'meteor', }, { id: 'ursids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Ursid Meteor Shower', desc: 'A quieter shower near the winter solstice — circumpolar, so best from northern latitudes.', start: '2026-12-17', peak: '2026-12-22', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', latHint: 'north', type: 'meteor', }, ];