August’s full moon, known as the ‘Sturgeon Moon’ made a splash when it leapt above the southern horizon on Aug. 9 earlier this week, illuminating the summer sky mere days before the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. Celestron NexStar 8SE (Image credit: Amazon) Looking for a new telescope to view the moon? We reckon the Celestron NexStar 8SE is …
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August’s almost full sturgeon moon rises near sunset tonight in the southeast just below the moonlight-obscured swath of the Milky Way. For the next couple of mornings, Jupiter is visible in the East well before dawn to the lower left of Venus.(WTOP/Greg Redferm) For the next couple of mornings, Jupiter is visible in the East well before dawn to the …
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August’s full ‘Sturgeon Moon’ rises this weekend, putting on a spectacular lunar light show as it leaps above the southeastern horizon at sunset on Aug. 9. A full moon occurs when the moon is directly opposite the sun in Earth’s sky, at which point the entirety of its surface appears lit from our perspective. This month’s full moon will officially …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Sky-gazers can catch a glimpse of the full moon at its peak illumination this week. August’s full moon, also called the sturgeon moon, will be visible from Friday night into the early hours of Saturday. It will be at its fullest around 3:55 a.m. ET Saturday, according to EarthSky. “The good thing about the full moon …
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A full moon will rise this weekend — but, unlike most, there will be two opportunities to see it appear on the eastern horizon at dusk. The Sturgeon Moon will officially reach its full moon phase at 3:55 a.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 9, which will create opportunities for those in North America to see the full moon rise twice …
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This week, the Sturgeon Moon rises, giving moongazers across the world the chance to see a beautiful full Moon skimming the horizon. The Sturgeon Moon is the August full Moon, the eighth full Moon of the year, and rises on 9 August at 21:13 BST. What’s more, the Sturgeon Moon marks the beginning of a lunar meeting with the Solar …
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Topline The full sturgeon moon — the second full of summer in the Northern Hemisphere — will turn full on Saturday, Aug. 9. It will be best seen during dusk that evening, but also be a spectacular sight the previous evening on Friday, Aug. 8. It takes its name from the sturgeon fish found in the Great Lakes in North …
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