Get ready, skywatchers – the nights of August 15–16, 2025 are packed with celestial shows. From shooting star outbursts and potential aurora glows to brilliant planetary alignments and even high-flying satellites, this weekend offers something for everyone. Below is your in-depth guide to all the skywatch alerts and phenomena to expect, with expert insights, viewing…
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Get ready for an exciting night sky on August 14–15, 2025. From the tail end of a famous meteor shower to a potential aurora show, and from bright planet pairings to rocket launches, there’s a lot happening overhead. Below is a comprehensive skywatching guide – covering meteor showers, auroras, planets, the ISS, lunar highlights, and…
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Space & Astronomy – Curiosity Rover Finds ‘Coral’ on Mars NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover snapped images of bizarre, coral-shaped rocks on the Red Planet, offering a glimpse of Mars’ watery past sci.news sci.news. On its 4,608th Martian day (sol) of the mission, Curiosity’s camera captured a 5-cm feature nicknamed “Paposo” – a wind-eroded rock resembling…
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Meteor Shower Alert: Perseids Peak Under a Bright Moon The Perseid meteor shower – one of the year’s most beloved sky shows – is reaching peak activity around August 12–13. However, a waning gibbous Moon (~84% full) will flood the night sky with light, dramatically reducing the number of visible meteors amsmeteors.org amsmeteors.org. Under dark,…
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Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Under Bright Moonlight One of the year’s most beloved meteor displays – the Perseid meteor shower – reaches its peak on the night of August 12 into the early hours of August 13. Normally, under dark skies, you might see 40–50 “shooting stars” per hour during the Perseids’ peak nasa.gov. This…
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NASA & Government Space Agency Highlights Artemis II Moon Mission Hardware Unveiled: NASA gave a sneak peek at the last major piece of its Artemis II Moon mission rocket. Media were invited to see the Orion Stage Adapter – a ring connecting the SLS rocket’s upper stage to the Orion spacecraft – at Marshall Space…
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Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks (Under Bright Moonlight): The famous Perseid meteor shower is reaching its peak on the nights of August 11–12 (into the pre-dawn hours of August 13). Normally the Perseids can produce 50–100 “shooting stars” per hour under dark skies, but this year a glaring 84% full Moon will be in the way…
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A bright Perseid meteor streaks across the starry night sky. The Perseids are famous for producing occasional fireballs – extra-bright meteors that can outshine planets. Overview: A Beloved Meteor Shower Under Moonlight Challenge Every August, skywatchers look forward to the Perseid meteor shower, one of the year’s most reliable and beloved celestial displays. In 2025,…
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How to Photograph the Perseid Meteor Shower in August 2025 The Perseid meteor shower – often hailed as the year’s most spectacular “shooting star” display – will peak in mid-August 2025, offering skywatchers a chance to capture stunning meteor photographs space.com nasa.gov. This in-depth guide will walk you through everything you need to know to…
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StellaLyra 8″ vs Apertura AD8 vs Vaonis Vespera II: Which 8-Inch Telescope Reigns Supreme? What’s the better way to explore the night sky – a classic 8-inch Dobsonian or a cutting-edge smart telescope? In this in-depth comparison, we pit two highly-regarded 8″ Dobsonian reflectors – the StellaLyra 8″ f/6 Dobsonian and the Apertura AD8 8″…
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