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Sky Highlights for AUGUST 2011
July 30 New Moon
August 6 First Quarter and Farpoint Open House
August 10 Bright star occultation (see Extras, below)
August 13 Full Moon (the “Grain Moon”, or “Green Corn Moon”)
August 21 Last Quarter
August 28 New Moon
PLANETS visible in August
Evening Sky:
Morning Sky:
Mercury – emerges from dawn sunglow about August 27
Jupiter – rises about 10 pm
Mars – rises about 1-2 am
CONSTELLATIONS well placed in evening during July
North to South, at about 10 pm:
Ursa Minor, the little bear (Polaris, the north star, at end of little dipper's handle)
Cepheus,
Cygnus, the swan (directly overhead)
Delphinus, the warrior
Aquarius,
Capricornus, the goat