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What is the sturgeon full moon? Learn more about the array of celestial events happening in August 2025.
With the new moon darkening the skies, you’ll have a rare shot at spotting the Milky Way, deep-sky galaxies, and even the ...
First, let’s start with the good news. As with August stargazing any year, there’s still plenty of summer and great summer ...
On August 10, six planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will line up in an arc in the night sky. Four of these planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn—can be seen with the ...
August’s 'Sturgeon Moon' arrives with a sky full of sights. Look for bright meteors during the Perseids and spot Jupiter and Venus before dawn ...
Idaho stargazers can spot two meteor showers, a full moon and more in the sky in August. While the Perseids blaze their ...
A cosmic formation known as the 'dumbbell nebula' will be visible from Earth in August. Will you need a telescope to see it?
The solar system’s most distant planet sits 1.1° due north of Saturn, placing them together in a single telescopic field of view all night.
The first of two Titan shadow transits this month occurs this morning — can you catch the big, black shadow crossing Saturn’s ...
There's plenty to see in the night sky in August 2025, ranging from planetary conjunctions to spotting the Dumbbell Nebula.
The night sky is about to deliver a rapid-fire series of spectacles, giving stargazers three reasons to look up over just ...
Saturday, Aug. 9. August’s moon is best known as the Sturgeon Moon, but Indigenous peoples also call it the Black Cherry Moon ...