What's Up for August 2022 | Skywatching Tips from NASA

What's Up for August 2022 | Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in August 2022? 

The daily parade of four naked-eye planets in the mornings comes to an end this month. However, there are still lots of great highlights, especially if you have access to binoculars. Plus, Saturn and Jupiter are returning to nighttime skies! The outlook for Perseid meteors is not great due to a full moon on the peak night of August 12, but it is still worth keeping an eye out for early Perseids after midnight the week before. August is also a great month to learn an easy-to-spot constellation—Cygnus the swan.

Credit: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Duration: 4 minutes, 9 seconds

Release Date: July 29, 2022

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