{"id":19357,"date":"2019-08-01T13:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19357"},"modified":"2019-08-01T12:31:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T16:31:12","slug":"videos-night-sky-highlights-for-august-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19357","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Night sky highlights for August 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A preview of the night sky this August courtesy of the Hubble <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=myJsp8eR624&amp;redir_token=kAwDThir2jChzXy9mbfNUPrU1ol8MTU2NDcwMzEyNkAxNTY0NjE2NzI2&amp;event=video_description&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fhubblesite.org%2Fvideos%2Fscience\">Space Telescope Science Institute<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>In August, a flock of star-studded figures soars overhead. Look for the Vega and Lyra constellations, which point to Epsilon Lyrae and the Ring Nebula. You can also spot three bright summer stars: Vega, Deneb, and Altair, which form the Summer Triangle. Keep watching for space-based views of these and other stars and nebulas.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/myJsp8eR624?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** NASA JPL&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/resources\/2483\/whats-up-video-august-2019-skywatching-tips-from-nasa\/\"><em>What&#8217;s Up<\/em> episode<\/a> for the coming month:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>What can you see this month? In the August sky, look for the &#8220;shooting stars&#8221; of the annual Perseid meteor shower for some stargazing delights, but be warned \u2014 the bright Moon will overwhelm the fainter meteors this year. Plus, the Moon&#8217;s evening visits to Jupiter and Saturn. Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What&#8217;s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/2KijnRU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/2KijnRU<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k74kIAHS-ag?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** Alyn Wallace &#8211; <em>What&#8217;s in the Night Sky August 2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4z31hO_E9gM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you want to image something in the night sky this month, here is some intro advice: <a href=\"https:\/\/nightskypix.com\/beginners-guide-to-astrophotography\/\">Astrophotgraphy For Beginners: A Complete A-Z Guide (2019)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=6a0fa26396841dea985c34f9d86ff454&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;node=499320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Telescopes and Binoculars at Amazon<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A preview of the night sky this August courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute: In August, a flock of star-studded figures soars overhead. Look for the Vega and Lyra constellations, which point to Epsilon Lyrae and the Ring Nebula. You can also spot three bright summer stars: Vega, Deneb, and Altair, which form &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19357\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Videos: Night sky highlights for August 2019<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-52d","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24196,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=24196","url_meta":{"origin":19357,"position":0},"title":"Night sky highlights for August 2021","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"** What's Up: August 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA - NASA JPL What are some skywatching highlights in August 2021? 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