In the Sky This Week – August 11, 2020
Look up! The Perseid meteor shower is tonight! After midnight, look to the northeast – you may want to grab a lawn chair and a blanket. Just stare at one fixed point in the sky… and wait… Unfortunately, with the Moon being so close to the radiant, fainter meteors may be hidden from view. Jupiter and Saturn appear in the southern sky during the early morning and predawn hours this week. The Moon appears with Mars in the eastern sky during the early morning hours from August 11-13th. The Moon appears near the star Aldebaran in the eastern predawn sky on August 13th. The waning crescent Moon appears in conjunction with Venus and the stars Aldebaran and Betelgeuse in the eastern predawn sky on August 14th. On August 15th, the Moon appears about 3 degrees from Venus. The third-quarter Moon occurs on Tuesday August 11th – rising around midnight, and visible to the south after sunrise. After Tuesday, the … Continue reading →