Sky.and.Telescope_

OBSERVING

Sky at a Glance

MIDNIGHT SUNRISE ▶

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

◀SUNSET

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SW W

E

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Hidden in the Sun's glare all month

Visible starting August 6

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EXACT FOR LATITUDE

40º NORTH.

Galaxy

Double star

Variable star

Open cluster

Diffuse nebula

Globular cluster

Planetary nebula

Using the Map

Go out within an hour of a time

listed to the right. Turn the map

around so the yellow label for the

direction you’re facing is at the

bottom. That’s the horizon. Above

it are the constellations in front of

you. The center of the map is

overhead. Ignore the parts

of the map above horizons

you’re not facing.

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PEGASUS
CAMELOPARDALIS
PERSEUS
CASSIOPEIA
CEPHEUS
ANDROMEDA
LACERTA
LYRA
SAGITTA
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CYGNUS
CORONA
AUSTRALIS
PISCES
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  Moon
  Aug 10
  Moon
  Aug 7
  AUGUST 2014
  2 DUSK: The waxing crescent Moon fl oats about 5°°
  to the right of Mars (for North America), as shown
  on page 48.
  3 DUSK: The fi rst-quarter Moon lies between Mars
  and Saturn as seen from Europe and the Americas.
  Roughly 8 hours later, the Moon occults (hides)
  Saturn for Australia, where it’s August 4th.
  10 THE LARGEST FULL MOON of the year. The
  Moon is exactly full at 18:09 Universal Time (UT),
  when it’s shining over Asia. The Moon appears
  nearly as large and full when it sets around sunrise
  and rises around sunset in the Americas.
  12–13 LATE NIGHT TO DAWN: The Perseid Meteor
  Shower peaks, but the waning gibbous Moon will
  hide the faintest meteors; see page 52.
  18 DAWN: Venus and Jupiter are just 0.2°° apart
  around 5h UT, their closest approach in 14 years.
  They’re still well within 0.5°° of each other when
  they rise in the Americas.
  23 DAWN: The waxing crescent Moon forms an
  elegant triangle with Venus and Jupiter, as shown
  on page 49.
  23–26 DUSK: Mars passes 3½°° south of Saturn.
  31 DUSK: The Moon forms a fairly tight triangle with
  Mars and Saturn in the Americas. The Moon
  occults Saturn in west-central Africa.
  Full August 10 2:09 p.m. EDT
  New August 25 10:13 a.m. EDT
  First Qtr August 3 8:50 p.m. EDT
  Last Qtr August 17 8:26 a.m. EDT
  Moon Phases
  Planet VisibilitySHOWN FOR LATITUDE 40°^ NORTH AT MID-MONTH