The night sky – August
Explore the celestial sphere with our Northern Hemisphere all-sky chart When to use this chart 1 Aug at 01:00 BST 15 Aug at 00:00 BST 31 Aug at 23:00 BST On other dates, stars will be in slightly different positions because of Earth’s orbital motion. Stars that cross the sky will set in the west […]
Moonwatch
August’s top lunar feature to observe
Comets and asteroids
One of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, 4 Vesta reaches opposition
Star of the month
Sadr, on the edge of the Cygnus Rift
Binocular tour
Kites and aeroplanes, but don’t forget the massive stars too
The sky guide challenge
Record the movement of shadows cast on the lunar surface
Deep-sky tour
This month we take in the sights around the constellation of Sagitta, the Arrow
At a glance
How the Sky Guide events will appear in August
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