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Constellations: A Guide to the Night Sky

The Coathanger

The Night Sky This Month: August

August 12, 2018 by admin
ring nebula,planetary nebula,famous nebula

Here are some of the things to see in August:

Posted in: Jupiter, Mars, Meteor Shower, Partial Solar Eclipse, Saturn, Venus Tagged: Albireo, Altair, Comet Giacobini-Zinner, Deneb, Dumbbell Nebula, Epsilon Lyrae, Messier 29, Messier 39, North America Nebula, Northern Cross, Perseid Meteor Shower, Ring Nebula, Summer Triangle, The Coathanger, Vega

August Night Sky

August 3, 2017 by admin
ring nebula,m57,messier 57,planetary nebula,bipolar nebula

Here are some of the things to see in August:

Posted in: Jupiter, Meteor Shower, Partial Lunar Eclipse, Partial Solar Eclipse, Saturn, Total Solar Eclipse, Venus Tagged: Albireo, Altair, Deneb, Double Double, Dumbbell Nebula, Epsilon Lyrae, Messier 27, Messier 29, Messier 39, Messier 57, North America Nebula, Northern Cross, Perseid Meteor Shower, Perseids, Ring Nebula, Summer Triangle, The Coathanger, Vega

Night Sky Highlights in August

August 2, 2016 by admin
ring nebula,m57,messier 57,planetary nebula,bipolar nebula

Here are some of the things to see in August:

Posted in: Jupiter, Mars, Meteor Shower, Saturn Tagged: Albireo, Altair, Antares, Deneb, Double Double, Dumbbell Nebula, Epsilon Lyrae, Messier 27, Messier 29, Messier 39, Messier 57, North America Nebula, Northern Cross, Perseid Meteor Shower, Ring Nebula, Summer Triangle, The Coathanger, Vega

Highlights of the August Sky

August 2, 2015 by admin
beta cygni, albireo a,double star,binary star

Here are some of the things to see in August:

Posted in: Mars, Meteor Shower, Saturn, Venus Tagged: Albireo, Altair, Deneb, Double Double, Dumbbell Nebula, Epsilon Lyrae, Messer 57, Messier 27, Messier 29, Messier 39, North America Nebula, Northern Cross, Perseid Meteor Shower, Ring Nebula, Summer Triangle, The Coathanger, Vega

Highlights of the Night Sky in August

August 1, 2014 by admin
ring nebula,m57,messier 57,planetary nebula,bipolar nebula

Here are some of the highlights of the night sky in August: 9 PM southern sky – Mars and Saturn moving toward the western horizon after sunset, moving closer together as the month progresses 9 PM western sky – August 31 – Mars, Saturn and the crescent Moon in a triple conjunction 5:45 AM eastern … [Read more…]

Posted in: Aquila, Cygnus, Jupiter, Lyra, Mars, Meteor Shower, Saturn, Venus, Vulpecula Tagged: Albireo, Altair, Deneb, Double Double, Dumbbell Nebula, Epsilon Lyrae, Messier 29, Messier 39, North America Nebula, Northern Cross, Perseid Meteor Shower, Ring Nebula, Summer Triangle, The Coathanger, Vega

The Night Sky in August

August 2, 2013 by admin
planetary nebula

Here are the highlights of the night sky in August: 8:30 PM western sky – Venus over the western horizon at twilight, and Saturn slightly higher in the sky, moving toward the western horizon in the evening 10 PM southeastern sky – Lyra constellation with the bright stars Vega and Epsilon Lyrae (the Double Double), … [Read more…]

Posted in: Aquila, Cygnus, Jupiter, Lyra, Mars, Mercury, Meteor Shower, Perseus, Sagitta, Saturn, Star Cluster, Venus, Vulpecula Tagged: Albireo, Altair, Brocchi's Cluster, Deneb, Dumbbell Nebula, Epsilon Lyrae, Messier 27, Messier 29, Messier 39, Messier 57, North America Nebula, Northern Cross, Perseid Meteor Shower, Ring Nebula, Summer Triangle, The Coathanger, The Double Double, Vega

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Pictor
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Pyxis
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