Exciting Astronomical Events in August 2023! Mark your calendars for these breathtaking astronomical events:
August 1: Full Sturgeon Moon (Supermoon)
August 8: Moon passes 2°39' from Jupiter (mag -2.4); Last Quarter Moon.
August 9: Moon passes 1°30' from Pleiades (mag 1.2). August 10: Mercury at greatest evening elongation.
August 13: Perseids’ peak (ZHR = 100) ; Moon passes 1°42' from Pollux (mag 1.2); Venus at inferior conjunction; Mercury (mag 0.4) passes 4°42' from Mars (mag 1.
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August 16: New Moon. August 17: κ-Cygnids’ peak (ZHR = 3). August 18: Moon passes 6°56' from Mercury (mag 0.7), 1°55' from Mars (mag 1.. August 21: Moon passes 2°36' from Spica (mag 1.0).
August 23: Mercury begins retrograde motion.
August 24: First Quarter Moon.
August 25: Moon passes 1°6' from Antares (mag 1.1); lunar occultation of Antares (visible from the USA, Mexico, and Canada).
August 27: Saturn at opposition. August 29: Uranus begins retrograde motion. August 30: Moon passes 2°16' from Saturn (mag 0.4). August 31: Full Blue Moon (Supermoon).Don't miss these celestial wonders! 
Use the Sky Tonight app to discover the exact times and locations for each event, ensuring you have a front-row seat to the cosmic magic! 
Use the Sky Tonight app to discover the exact times and locations for each event, ensuring you have a front-row seat to the cosmic magic! 
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