{"id":3765,"date":"2013-08-02T02:53:35","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T02:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3765"},"modified":"2013-08-02T02:53:35","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T02:53:35","slug":"video-the-night-sky-for-august-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3765","title":{"rendered":"Video: The night sky for August 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A preview of sights in the night sky for the month of August from <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/astrocast.tv\" href=\"http:\/\/astrocast.tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Astrocast.tv<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Carolyn Collins Petersen, your guide to skygazing for August 2013. This month you can see gorgeous planets, a meteor shower, and some familiar constellations. Be sure and dress for the weather, and bring along binoculars or a small telescope to enhance your view.<\/p><\/blockquote>\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\/jOAceHfnMvg?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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A preview of sights in the night sky for the month of August from Astrocast.tv: Carolyn Collins Petersen, your guide to skygazing for August 2013. This month you can see gorgeous planets, a meteor shower, and some familiar constellations. Be sure and dress for the weather, and bring along binoculars or a small telescope to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3765\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Video: The night sky for August 2013<\/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-3765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-YJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27574,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=27574","url_meta":{"origin":3765,"position":0},"title":"Night sky highlights for August 2025","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Check out the night sky this month, August 2025. 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