Wednesday, July 31, 2024

What's Up for August 2024: Skywatching Tips from NASA | JPL

What's Up for August 2024: Skywatching Tips from NASA | JPL

 

Examples of skywatching highlights in the northern hemisphere for August 2024: Mars and Jupiter have a super close meetup, the conditions look good for the Perseid meteors, and how to observe a stellar nursery—the Lagoon Nebula.

0:00 Intro

0:14 Moon & planet highlights

1:14 Perseid meteor shower peaks

1:51 Observing the Lagoon Nebula (M8)

3:59 August Moon phases


Video Credit: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Duration: 4 minutes, 24 seconds

Release Date: July 31, 2024


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