Actual Astronomy - What to Observe in August

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. [email protected]   August 1st - Full Moon 2nd - Saturn 2-degrees above the Moon in VERY EARLY ie 1 am morning Sky 8th  - Last quarter Moon  Jupiter 3-degrees below Moon in early morning sky 10th - Mercury at greatest Elongation 27-degrees in Evening Sky - tough in very bright dusky sky 10 Hygiea at opposition m=9.6 Hygiea is a major asteroid and possible dwarf planet located in the main asteroid belt. With a diameter of 434 kilometres and a mass estimated to be 3% of the total mass of the belt, it is the fourth-largest asteroid in the Solar System by both volume and mass. Annibale de Gasparis discovered Hygiea on 12 April 1849.  Named after the Greek Goddess of Health. On Aquarius Capricornus Border. 13th & 14th - Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks in the early morning hours on these mornings 15th - Old Moon Challenge - You’ll see a sliver of a Moon in morning twilight. 16th -  New Moon / Young Crescent Moon possible in evening twilight 18th - Mars 2-degrees below and right of Moon in evening twilight 24th - First Quarter - Lunar Straight Wall visible - Moon Occults ANtares this evening What is an Occultation? From here the Moon Passes in front of Antares in the Daylight sky just a few minutes before Sunset, around 8pm, however, the Moon is readily visible in the daytime around 1st quarter and with the Moon as a guide you might find Antares. We can easily see the reveal at about 9pm when it’s dark. 26th - Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition m= 8.3 Discovered by J. R. Hind on 18 October 1847. The name Flora was proposed by John Herschel, from Flora, the Latin goddess of flowers and gardens. Morning Sky Eastern Taurus. 27th - Saturn at opposition - rings are closing in a little…look like little ears when we viewed them in Grasslands. 30th - Full Moon and Saturn 2 degrees above and right of the Moon in evening sky   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].