Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter, author, speaker and experienced stargazer who covers the night sky, astro-tourism and NocTourism, the northern lights, eclipses and space exploration. The co-author of The Eclipse Effect with Debra Ross (published December 2025) and author of A Stargazing Program for Beginners (2015), as well as many solar eclipse guides, he received the 2024 Popular Media Award from the American Astronomical Societyโs Solar Physics Division. Writing for Forbes.com since 2018, Carter has covered the 2024 total solar eclipse, the intense geomagnetic storms and global northern lights in 2024, incoming comets, the sunโs solar maximum and the search for intelligent life in the cosmos. The worldโs foremost solar eclipse journalist, Carter edits WhenIsTheNextEclipse.com, is the author of When Is The Next Eclipse? A travelerโs guide 2024-2034 and speaks to solar eclipse tour groups. He also writes for New Scientist, Space.com, The Planetary Society, Live Science, Sky & Telescope, BBC Sky At Night and Travel+Leisure.
Northern Lights: What To Know About Possible โSevereโ Labor Day Aurora
The Northern Lights may be visible from 18 U.S. states overnight on Monday, Sept. 1 and Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, with a "severe" geomagnetic storm possible.
A โBlood Moonโ Eclipse As Summer Stars Fade: The Night Sky This Week
Each Monday, I pick out North Americaโs celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).
Upgraded Northern Lights Alert: โSevereโ Aurora Possible Monday In 18 U.S. States
The Northern Lights may be visible in U.S. states on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, after space weather experts at NOAA forecast a strong G3 geomagnetic storm.
The Night Sky In September 2025: Two Eclipses, Labor Day Aurora And Saturn
Each month, I pick out North Americaโs celestial highlights for the weeks ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).
When To See Venus Dance With A Beehive Of Stars On Monday
Mondayโs rare meeting of Venus and the Beehive Cluster will be worth getting up for โ if you bring binoculars.