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Saturday, Aug. 9. August’s moon is best known as the Sturgeon Moon, but Indigenous peoples also call it the Black Cherry Moon ...
With the new moon darkening the skies, you’ll have a rare shot at spotting the Milky Way, deep-sky galaxies, and even the ...
It’s hard to beat a summer night beneath the stars, especially in August, when the shimmery Milky Way core is at its ...
First, let’s start with the good news. As with August stargazing any year, there’s still plenty of summer and great summer ...
Idaho stargazers can spot two meteor showers, a full moon and more in the sky in August. While the Perseids blaze their ...
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.
There's plenty to see in the night sky in August 2025, ranging from planetary conjunctions to spotting the Dumbbell Nebula.
In this edition of WTOP’s monthly space feature, “What’s up in the sky?” Greg Redfern tells you how to see the moon, planets, ...
August 19: Mercury will be at its best for viewing, east before sunrise. It’s tiny and easy to miss, so try using a ...
Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest planets in our solar system, should be widely visible for much of August in the northern hemisphere.