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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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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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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Get ready for a cosmic light show in August 2025! The night skies will come alive with several meteor showers, headlined by the famous Perseids. Often called “meteor month” by Northern Hemisphere skywatchers space.com, August offers warm nights perfect for stargazing. This year, a bright Moon threatens to steal some thunder from the Perseids’ peak,…
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The first weekend of August 2025 is packed with celestial sights. From meteors streaking through warm summer nights to bright planets converging at dawn, there’s plenty for skywatchers to enjoy on August 2–3. Below, we break down all the must-see skywatch alerts – and bust a few myths – for this weekend, including where and…
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Meteor Shower Double Feature: Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids Late July brings a cosmic double feature as two meteor showers peak back-to-back. The Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids overlap in activity, offering skywatchers an unusual treat. “Near the peak on July 31, if the radiant were overhead it would produce about 25 meteors per…
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December 2025 is shaping up to be a celestial extravaganza. From one of the year’s most spectacular meteor showers under dark, moonless skies to unusual planetary alignments and the heightened chance of dazzling auroras, skywatchers around the world have plenty to look forward to. This public guide breaks down the month’s major astronomical events –…
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August 2025 brings a mixed bag of celestial spectacles for skywatchers. The famous Perseid meteor shower will peak under less-than-ideal moonlight, but the cosmos offers plenty of consolation prizes. A rare six-planet alignment will grace the dawn sky starwalk.space, Venus and Jupiter stage a dazzling close encounter starwalk.space, and the Sun’s heightened activity could spark…
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SummaryOn the night of 27 June 2025, Earth will slice through the tenuous dust trail of comet 7P/Pons‑Winnecke, producing the unpredictable June Bootids meteor shower. Although the shower usually sputters along at only one or two meteors an hour, past eruptions (1916, 1921, 1927 and 1998) have surprised observers with dazzling outbursts exceeding 100 meteors an hour. This year’s peak arrives just two days…
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