Astronomy News: 12 August 2025

Cosmic Weekend Spectacle: Meteors, Planets, and Aurora Hints Light Up Aug 16–17, 2025

The Perseid meteor shower remains active on August 16–17, even though its peak occurred on August 12–13. The meteors originate from debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, an ancient celestial body well over 5

16 August 2025

Don’t Miss SpaceX’s Dazzling Starlink “Satellite Train” – Here’s How to Watch It

As of August 2025, there are over 8,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, with about 8,075 currently functioning and accounting for roughly 65% of all active satellites. Starlink satellites orbit at roughly 550

16 August 2025

Astronomy · How-To Guides · Satellites · SpaceX · Starlink

You Won’t Believe How Easily You Can Spot the ISS – Ultimate International Space Station Viewing Guide

The ISS is roughly football-field-sized, sits about 250 miles above Earth, travels at about 17,500 mph, and completes an orbit every ~92 minutes, circling Earth about 16 times per day. Its orbit

16 August 2025

Astronomy · ISS · Night Sky · Space Guides · Space Watching

Day Turns to Night: Everything You Need to Know About the Epic August 12, 2026 Total Solar Eclipse

The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse will be visible along a narrow path of totality across Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia, and a small corner of Portugal. Peak totality is magnitude 1.0386,

15 August 2025

2026 · Astronomy · Events · Science · Solar Eclipse

Shoot the Stars in 2025: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Astrophotography

The Nikon Z8, released in late 2023, features a 45.7 MP full‑frame sensor and Night Vision mode, making it a top astrophotography option in 2025. The Canon EOS R6 Mark II, a

14 August 2025

Astronomy · Astrophotography · Beginner Guide · Camera Tips · Night Photography

Don’t Miss These Sky Events on August 14–15, 2025: Shooting Stars, Planet Alignments, and More

Perseid meteor shower remains active August 14–15, with Moonlight washing out fainter meteors and an expected rate around 10–20 per hour. Auroras could appear on August 14–15 due to solar activity, but

14 August 2025

Astronomy · Meteor Showers · Planets · Sky Events · Stargazing

Dobsonian Showdown: StellaLyra 8″ f/6 vs Apertura AD8 vs Orion SkyQuest XT8

All three models are 8″ f/6 Newtonian Dobsonians with ~1200 mm focal length and a 203 mm parabolic primary. StellaLyra 8″ f/6 and Apertura AD8 use enhanced aluminum coatings with ~93% reflectivity

13 August 2025

Astronomy · Comparisons · Dobsonian · Reviews · Telescopes

Celestron 8SE vs Skymax 127 vs Vaonis Vespera II – Which Telescope Outshines the Rest in 2025?

Celestron NexStar 8SE is an 8-inch (203.2 mm) Schmidt-Cassegrain with a 2032 mm focal length (f/10) on a computerized alt-azimuth GoTo mount. Sky-Watcher Skymax 127 is a 5-inch Maksutov-Cassegrain with a 127

13 August 2025

Astronomy · Comparisons · Reviews · Technology · Telescopes

8-Inch Showdown: NexStar 8SE vs Apertura AD8 vs eVscope 2 – Classic Telescopes Battle Smart Tech in 2025

Celestron NexStar 8SE is an 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain with a 203 mm aperture, a 2032 mm focal length (f/10), and a GoTo motorized single-fork alt-azimuth mount. Apertura AD8 is an 8-inch Dobsonian (Newtonian)

13 August 2025

Astronomy · Reviews · Showdowns · Smart Tech · Telescopes

Memory Loss Reversed, ‘Coral’ on Mars, and a Tiny Killer Whale: Science News Roundup (Aug 12–13, 2025)

On its 4,608th Martian sol, NASA’s Curiosity rover captured a 5-cm coral-shaped rock nicknamed Paposo in Gale Crater, suggesting ancient liquid water in Mars’ history. A global river study radiocarbon-dating CO2 from

13 August 2025

Astronomy · Biology · Medical Breakthroughs · Science News · Space Discoveries

Don’t Miss the Cosmic Show: Perseid Meteors, Planetary Duet & Auroras (Aug 13–14, 2025)

The Perseid meteor shower peaks around August 12–13, 2025, with a bright Moon at about 84% full that reduces typical rates from 50–75 meteors per hour to about 10–20 per hour or

13 August 2025

Astronomy · Meteor Showers · Night Sky · Skywatching · Space Events

Spectacular Sky Show on Aug 12–13, 2025: Perseid Meteors, Planetary “Kiss” & More

The Perseid meteor shower peaks on the night of August 12 into the early hours of August 13, 2025, with an expected rate of 10–20 meteors per hour under an 84% full

12 August 2025

Astronomy · Meteor Showers · Night Sky Events · Perseids · Planetary Conjunctions

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