Actual Astronomy - August Episode

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. Mercury, Venus and Mars are all lost in the bright sunlit part of the sky while Jupiter and Saturn reach opposition making for their best appearance for 2021. Uranus and Neptune are now much higher in the sky making for telescopic observation to become possible. August 9th – Double Shadow Transit on Jupiter, starts at Jupiter set here in Saskatchewan but will be best visible farther west, like Hawaii and Japan. August 11th,12th and 13th – Perseid Meteor Shower peak. Best views are always after midnight and with the Moon out of the sky by mid-evening we look forward to using our binoculars to watch for smoke trails from bright meteors. August 15th – First Quarter Moon and Triple Shadow transit on Jupiter but we miss out here again in central North America with farther west locations favoured. August 16th – Lunar Straight Wall Visible August 20th – Jupiter at opposition and Saturn 4-degrees north of the Moon.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].