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August 9 and 10 evenings: Moon approaches Saturn On the evenings of August 9 and 10, 2022, watch the moon approach Saturn. Notice Antares’ red color and rapid twinkling! Read more about the moon near fiery Antares. And on these nights the moon is near fiery Antares, the Heart of Scorpius the Scorpion. August 6 and 7 evenings: Moon near AntaresĪh! By August 6 and 7, the moon has passed the 1st quarter phase and is in a waxing gibbous phase: more than half lighted but less than full. The greatest number of meteors will be visible after the radiant rises, but the shooting stars themselves can appear anywhere in the sky, seeming to trail from the radiant point.
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Perseids are best viewed from midnight to sunrise, but moonlight will outshine dim meteors on the peak nights in 2022. local time, nearly due northeast in the constellation Perseus. The annual Perseid meteor shower radiant rises late in the evening, around 11 p.m. The Perseid meteor shower peaks August 11-13, but builds gradually starting in early August. Early August are a good time to start watching for Perseid meteors, before the moonlight interferes in the morning sky. Early August: Perseid meteor shower Summer meteors 2022. Have fun gazing … and contemplating! Chart via John Jardine Goss / EarthSky. By the way, Sagittarius and its Teapot mark the direction to the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Watch for them to rise as darkness falls in early August, and at sunset by mid-August. For much of the night in August 2022, Saturn follows the Teapot as Earth spins under the sky. In August 2022, if you have a dark sky, you’ll find Saturn near in the sky to a very noticeable pattern: the famous Teapot asterism in Sagittarius. And it follows the same path across our sky that the sun travels during the day (the ecliptic, or green line on our charts). Also, it shines with a golden color and steady light. In August 2022, Saturn follows the Teapot How can you find Saturn in the night sky? One hint is its brightness in August 2022. Visible planets and night sky guide August, 2022
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Looking for a dark sky? Try EarthSky’s Best Places to Stargaze To see a precise view from your location, try Stellarium Web. Note: Our charts are mostly set for the northern half of Earth. Venus will disappear into the sunrise glare in early September, pass most directly behind the sun on October 22, and emerge again into the evening sky before the year’s end. On August mornings, four bright planets arc across the sky: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and also Venus, brightest planet of them all, continuing its early morning dominance for now. Planets in the morning skyĪnd the mornings? Mars still isn’t up until the wee hours, but the red planet continues to brighten and appear redder as it races toward its December 8 opposition. But, a careful search with binoculars might bring the little planet into view. Conversely, for us in the Northern Hemisphere, Mercury will hug the evening twilight horizon throughout August. Mercury, too, will have a great evening apparition in August 2022 … for the Southern Hemisphere. Jupiter will reach opposition on September 26. Jupiter – 2nd-brightest only to Venus – is rising by late evening.
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The action is moving to the evening sky! Woo-hoo! By early August, Saturn is rising as darkness falls, as it approaches its August 14 opposition.