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August 2024 offers an exciting month for skywatchers, with a variety of celestial events to observe. A notable highlight is the conjunction of Mars and Jupiter, which will appear extremely close in the sky on August 14th. The Perseid meteor shower, peaking on the night of August 11th, is expected to provide a stunning display with up to 75 meteors per hour under favorable viewing conditions.
Sky chart showing a planetary trio of the crescent moon, Jupiter, and Mars on the morning of August 27. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Meteor activity picks up from then until dawn. From darker viewing locations, meteor counts of 50 to 75 per hour are pretty normal at the peak. Sky chart showing the location of the Lagoon Nebula, aka Messier 8, in August. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The Lagoon Nebula appears high overhead in August for those in the Southern Hemisphere, and quite low for those at higher northern latitudes, but it’s visible throughout the lower 49 United States. If you can locate the stars in the Teapot, you should be able to observe the nebula too. To find it, follow a line toward the west, twice the distance from the top of the Teapot’s handle to the top of its lid.
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