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** What’s Up: August 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA<\/strong>\u00a0– NASA JPL<\/a><\/p>\n

What are some skywatching highlights in August 2023?<\/em>
\nSaturn reaches opposition this month, meaning it’s at its biggest and brightest for the year, and visible all night. The “shooting stars” of the annual Perseid meteors are a must-see, overnight on August 12th. And this month brings two full moons \u2013 the second of which is a “Super Blue Moon.”<\/em><\/p>\n

0:00 Intro <\/em>
\n0:11 Saturn at opposition<\/em>
\n0:40 Pairings of the Moon, stars, and planets<\/em>
\n1:05 Perseid meteor shower<\/em>
\n2:16 Super Blue Moon<\/em>
\n3:46 August Moon phases<\/em><\/p>\n

Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/skywatch…<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n