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Cosmic Show on Aug 22–23, 2025: Meteors, Planet Parade, Auroras & More

Perseid meteors continue through August 23, 2025, with the peak on Aug 12–13 under a Moon about 84% full, and by Aug 23 the Moon is new, giving dark skies for meteor watching; the meteors originate from Comet Swift–Tuttle. The minor Kappa Cygnids shower peaks around Aug 16–18, producing about 3 meteors per hour and occasionally slow, dramatic fireballs. Venus and Jupiter form a bright dawn pair in the east around Aug 22, separated by only a few degrees, with Venus at magnitude about −4 and Jupiter around −2. Mercury reached greatest western elongation on Aug 19, 2025, shining near

22 August 2025

Skywatchers Alert: Meteors, Planetary Parade, Auroras & More Dazzle on August 21–22, 2025

The Perseid meteor shower remains active on Aug 21–22, offering a handful of meteors per hour under dark skies with the radiant in Perseus and occasional bright fireballs as the Moon is a thin waning crescent near new. The minor Kappa Cygnid meteor shower peaks around Aug 18 and produces about three meteors per hour at best, with occasional dramatic fireballs from the northern sky. During Aug 21–22 a spectacular dawn planetary parade features Venus and Jupiter a few degrees apart in Gemini, Mercury near the very thin crescent Moon on Aug 21 with the Beehive cluster between them, Saturn

21 August 2025

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Skywatch Alert: 6-Planet Parade, Meteor Fireballs & Auroras Dazzle the Night (Aug 19–20, 2025)

From Aug 18 to 20, a rare six-planet lineup (Mercury through Neptune) may be visible above the horizon before sunrise, with Mercury mag 0, Venus mag −4, Jupiter mag −2, Saturn mag ~0.5, Uranus mag 5.7 and Neptune mag 7.8. On the mornings of Aug 19 and 20, Venus and Jupiter form a bright dawn triangle with a slender Moon, with the Moon about 7° above Jupiter on Aug 19 and a few degrees from Venus on Aug 20. Titan’s shadow will cross Saturn on Aug 19 around 1:26 a.m. EDT, lasting about 2.5–3 hours, observable with a telescope of

19 August 2025

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Skywatch Alert: Meteor Fireballs, Auroras & Planetary Spectacles Dazzle the Night Sky (Aug 15–16, 2025)

The Perseid meteor shower peaked on August 12–13, 2025, and on August 15–16 the Moon is in last quarter, about half-lit and rising late, providing darker evening skies. The Perseids remain active through August 23, 2025, with expert estimates of about 15 meteors per hour under moonlit conditions, meaning only roughly 10–20% of the usual 60–100 meteors per hour may be visible. Perseid earthgrazers can be seen starting around 9–10 PM local time toward the northeast as Perseus rises. The Kappa Cygnids peak around August 16, 2025 and typically produce only a few meteors per hour, perhaps up to about

15 August 2025

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Planets Align, Meteors Fly, and Auroras? Skywatching Wonders on August 4–5, 2025

The Perseid meteor shower is active from mid-July to late August and is expected to peak around August 11–13 with up to about 100 meteors per hour under dark skies, though the full Sturgeon Moon on August 9 will brighten the sky and reduce counts to mostly the brightest fireballs. On August 4–5, the Moon is waxing gibbous at about 70–80% full, rising in the afternoon and setting in the pre-dawn, creating a darker window just before dawn for meteor watching. Observers could see roughly 10–20 meteors per hour in dark-sky conditions during late night to dawn on August 4–5.

4 August 2025

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Cosmic Light Show Alert: Meteors, Auroras & Planetary Surprises Dazzle Aug 3–4, 2025

On Aug 3–4, 2025, the Perseid meteor shower is active with after-midnight rates of about a dozen meteors per hour under dark skies, though the peak on Aug 12–13 could reach about 100 meteors per hour in ideal conditions. The Southern Delta Aquariids, peaked July 29–30 and active until Aug 12, produce about 25 meteors per hour at best, with observers in the Southern Hemisphere seeing them best. The Alpha Capricornids are active until Aug 12, typically yielding up to 5 meteors per hour but famed for slow, bright fireballs. NOAA forecasters expect quiet to unsettled geomagnetic conditions Aug 3,

3 August 2025

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Eyes to the Skies August 2–3, 2025: Meteor Showers, Auroras, and Planets Put on a Show

During the Aug 2–3 predawn hours under dark skies at mid-northern latitudes, observers could see about 20 meteors per hour as the Perseids rise. The Moon is in first-quarter and will set in the early morning, washing out fainter Perseids and potentially reducing observed rates by about 75% near the maximum. Delta Aquariids are tapering after their July 30 peak and may contribute only a few meteors per hour on Aug 2–3, while Alpha Capricornids are sparse but known for bright fireballs. Saturn and Neptune are in conjunction on Aug 6, and during Aug 2–3 they rise together; Saturn is

2 August 2025

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December 2025 Skywatch Alerts: Geminids Meteor Storm, Rare Planetary Sights & Auroras Galore

The Geminid meteor shower peaks overnight on December 13–14, 2025, with as many as 100–150 meteors per hour under dark skies, originating from asteroid 3200 Phaethon. The Ursid meteor shower peaks around December 21–22, 2025, near 11:00 UTC, typically producing 5–10 meteors per hour under dark skies thanks to a new Moon on December 20. Mercury reaches its greatest western elongation on December 7, 2025, about 20° west of the Sun, with magnitude around −0.5 and visible low in the southeastern dawn sky about 30–45 minutes before sunrise. On December 7, 2025, a Moon–Jupiter conjunction occurs with a Moon about

30 July 2025

Astronomy · Auroras · Geminids · Meteor Showers · Planetary Events

Don’t Miss November 2025’s Sky Spectacles – Meteor Fireballs, Supermoon & Auroras Galore

The Taurid meteor showers peak with the Southern Taurids around November 5 and the Northern Taurids around November 9, 2025, in a year noted for a Taurid “swarm” of larger meteoroids. The Leonid meteor shower peaks on the night of November 16–17, 2025, under a ~9% illuminated Moon, offering about 15 meteors per hour and some of the fastest at ~70 km/s. November 5, 2025, hosts the Beaver Moon full Moon, the brightest full Moon of 2025 and about 7–8% larger than average, which can flood the sky with light. There are no solar or lunar eclipses in November 2025;

30 July 2025

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