NightSky

The Perseid meteor shower ran July 17–August 23, 2025, but its peak was washed out by the nearly full Sturgeon Moon, which NASA estimated reduced meteors by about 75%. Under dark skies, the Perseids would normally yield 40–50 meteors per hour, but this year observers faced about 10–20 per hour or fewer due to moonlight. The Aurigids begin August 28 and peak September 1, 2025, with a maximum of roughly 10 meteors per hour at the peak. On August 27, the Moon will occult Spica (Alpha Virginis) around 15:00 UTC for observers in parts of South America and Antarctica. Saturn