{"id":33658,"date":"2022-07-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/?post_type=purple_issue&#038;p=33658"},"modified":"2022-07-21T14:13:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T14:13:44","slug":"the-night-sky-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/2022\/07\/20\/the-night-sky-august\/","title":{"rendered":"The night sky &#8211; August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"sans-serif article-full-lead\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center intro\">Explore the celestial sphere with our Northern Hemisphere all-sky chart <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image article-in-image photo is-style-default\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/August-sky-guide_-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-33959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/August-sky-guide_-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/August-sky-guide_-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/August-sky-guide_-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/August-sky-guide_-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/August-sky-guide_-2048x1448.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"article-subhead\"><strong>When to use this chart <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong>1 Aug at 01:00 BST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong> 15 Aug at 00:00 BST <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong>31 Aug at 23:00 BST <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">On other dates, stars will be in slightly different positions because of Earth\u2019s orbital motion. Stars that cross the sky will set in the west four minutes earlier each night. <\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"article-subhead\"><strong>How to use this chart <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">1. Hold the chart so the direction you\u2019re facing is at the bottom. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">2. The lower half of the chart shows the sky ahead of you. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">3. The centre of the chart is the point directly over your head. <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.06.17-1024x407.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-33960\" width=\"512\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.06.17-1024x407.png 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.06.17-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.06.17-768x305.png 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.06.17.png 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.07.12-1024x438.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-33961\" width=\"534\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.07.12-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.07.12-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.07.12-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.07.12-1536x657.png 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.07.12.png 1552w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.08.22-1024x785.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-33962\" width=\"512\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.08.22-1024x785.png 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.08.22-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.08.22-768x588.png 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.08.22-1536x1177.png 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-11-at-17.08.22.png 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s orbital motion. 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