Explore the wonders of the Northern Hemisphere’s night sky with our guide to the best celestial sights you can observe with ...

With the new moon darkening the skies, you’ll have a rare shot at spotting the Milky Way, deep-sky galaxies, and even the ...

Saturday, Aug. 9. August’s moon is best known as the Sturgeon Moon, but Indigenous peoples also call it the Black Cherry Moon ...

The full moon will come "with a celestial bonus—setting in the early morning sky near a dazzling alignment of Saturn, Venus, and Jupiter." ...

A cosmic formation known as the 'dumbbell nebula' will be visible from Earth in August. Will you need a telescope to see it?

First, let’s start with the good news. As with August stargazing any year, there’s still plenty of summer and great summer ...

The Sturgeon Moon is best seen from an elevated location, like an open field or an east-facing coastline with a clear view of ...

It’s hard to beat a summer night beneath the stars, especially in August, when the shimmery Milky Way core is at its ...

August brings Saturn and Neptune together, offers two shadow transits of Titan, and sees a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

There's plenty to see in the night sky in August 2025, ranging from planetary conjunctions to spotting the Dumbbell Nebula.

Idaho stargazers can spot two meteor showers, a full moon and more in the sky in August. While the Perseids blaze their ...