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In the sky of August giant planets and shooting stars

2021-08-03T13:25:21.226Z


The shooting stars promise a spectacle in the August sky, accompanied by the giant planets of the solar system Jupiter and Saturn, which are in the period of best observability for 2021. Venus also continues to shine, setting an hour and a half after the Sun (ANSA )


The shooting stars promise spectacle in the August sky, accompanied by the giant planets of the Solar System Jupiter and Saturn, which are in the best observable period for 2021. Venus also continues to shine, setting an hour and a half after the Sun.



A making the swarm of

Perseids

, the so-called Tears of San Lorenzo

spectacular

, is a very discreet moon, observes the Italian Amateur Astronomers Union (Uai). For almost the entire first half of August, in fact, the Moon will not disturb with its light. This will allow you to better observe the shooting stars, whose

peak

is expected in the

night between 12 and 13 August

.



Despite all the limitations and uncertainties due to the Covid emergency, the 'Goblets of Stars' event is back again this year, and there will be several events organized by the associations of amateur astronomers.



Also arriving in August of

other

meteor

showers

, mostly concentrated between the constellations of Aquarius and Aquarius. Particularly at the beginning of the month they become more numerous the

alpha Capricornidi

, visible all night until the rising of the Moon, and between 9 and 11 August you can observe the Delta

Aquarids

and

Aquilidi

.



The

planets

will also make a show in the sky

. For

Jupiter

the date to be marked is the

August 19

, when the planet will reach opposition to the Sun remaining visible all night with maximum brightness, while for

Saturn

the opposition occurs at the beginning of the month and can be observed all night.

Source: ansa

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