{"id":669,"date":"2021-08-01T01:48:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T01:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/?p=669"},"modified":"2021-08-01T01:48:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T01:48:22","slug":"august-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/august-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venus-August-1-to-21-2021.gif\" alt=\"Venus moving from Leo to Virgo August 1 to 21, 2021\" class=\"wp-image-670\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Venus\nand Mars are setting along with Leo not long after the sun these\nevenings. At the month&#8217;s start, the red planet is still near Regulus\nafter their recent close call. Venus is leaving Leo. On, to Virgo. A\nthin crescent moon passes Mars on the 9<sup>th<\/sup>\nand Venus on the 10<sup>th<\/sup>.\nWatch Venus pass very close to the star Zavijava on the 13<sup>th<\/sup>.\nThe two will be 0.1\u00b0 apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venus-August-15-to-31-2021.gif\" alt=\"Venus moving through Virgo August 15 to 31, 2021\" class=\"wp-image-671\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another\nclose call involves Mercury and Mars on the 18<sup>th<\/sup>.\nAfter emerging from superior conjunction on the 1<sup>st<\/sup>,\nin the second half of the month the messenger planet is barely making\nits way into the evening sky in the same area as the red planet. The\ntwo are a little less than 0.1\u00b0 apart at their closest.\nUnfortunately, not many people will get a good view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mercury\npasses Mars and seems on pace with Venus. Venus is passing Porrima on\nthe 24<sup>th<\/sup>\nand 25<sup>th<\/sup>.\nAt the end of the month, Venus is well on its way to Spica while\nMercury is approaching Zaniah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jupiter-and-Saturn-August-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Jupiter and Saturn in mid-August 2021\" class=\"wp-image-672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jupiter-and-Saturn-August-2021.jpg 609w, https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jupiter-and-Saturn-August-2021-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On\nthe other side of the sky, Jupiter and Saturn are rising as darkness\nbegins. Saturn remains lodged in Capricornus and Jupiter between\nCapricornus and Aquarius.See a nearly full moon close to Saturn on\nthe 20<sup>th<\/sup>\nand close to Jupiter the next night. Both planets go through\nopposition this month. Saturn&#8217;s opposition is on the 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\nat 8.935 astronomical units from Earth. Jupiter&#8217;s is on the 20<sup>th<\/sup>\nat 4.013 a.u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two heads of\nPisces are rising when night begins. Watch the rest of them come up\nover about two hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On or close to the\nmeridian as darkness begins are Sagittarius and Corona Australis. For\nmid-latitude northern hemisphere viewers, these are far south in the\nsky. Compare the southern crown to the northern crown Corona Borealis\nwhich is still high and a bit west. In the southern hemisphere,\nthings are reversed. Corona Australis is high overhead while Corona\nBorealis is low and in the northwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the north,\nsee Scorpius in the south a little west of the meridian at nightfall.\nFrom the southern hemisphere, the scorpion is high overhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the\nconstellations high overhead for northern hemisphere viewers on\nAugust evenings are Aquila, Cygnus, and Hercules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August is a good\nmonth for southern hemisphere observers to see Phoenix rising in the\nsoutheast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\nPerseids meteor shower peaks around the 11<sup>th<\/sup>\nand 12<sup>th<\/sup>.\nThe moon is a little before first quarter, so the view should be very\ngood for most of the night. This is primarily a northern hemisphere\nshower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mars is at northern solstice on the 25<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moon&#8217;s\ncircumstances this month:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New 8<sup>th<\/sup>     First Quarter 15<sup>th<\/sup>     Full 22<sup>nd<\/sup>     Last Quarter 30<sup>th<\/sup> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Northern lunistice 5<sup>th<\/sup> at 25.7\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goes south 12<sup>th<\/sup> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Southern lunistice 18<sup>th<\/sup> 25.8\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goes\nnorth 30<sup>th<\/sup>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apogee 2<sup>nd<\/sup> at 404,400 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perigee 17<sup>th<\/sup> at 369,200 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apogee 30<sup>th<\/sup> at 404,100km<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notable\nconjunctions this month:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1<sup>st<\/sup>\n\u2013 Uranus and moon 1.7\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1<sup>st<\/sup>\n\u2013 Mercury superior 1.7\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6<sup>th<\/sup>\n\u2013 Moon and Pollux 3.1\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9<sup>th<\/sup>\n\u2013 Mercury and Moon 3.2\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9<sup>th<\/sup>\n\u2013 Moon and Regulus 4.5\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10<sup>th<\/sup>\n\u2013 Mars and moon 4.0\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">11<sup>th<\/sup>\n\u2013 Venus and moon 3.9\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">11<sup>th<\/sup>\n\u2013 Mercury and Regulus 1.1\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">16<sup>th<\/sup>\n\u2013 Moon and Antares 4.3\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">19<sup>th<\/sup>\n\u2013 Mercury and Mars 0.1\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20<sup>th<\/sup>\n\u2013 Saturn and moon 3.6\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">22<sup>nd<\/sup>\n\u2013 Jupiter and moon 3.7\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">24<sup>th<\/sup>\n\u2013 Neptune and moon 3.7\u00b0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">28<sup>th<\/sup>\n\u2013 Uranus and moon 1.4\u00b0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venus and Mars are setting along with Leo not long after the sun these evenings. At the month&#8217;s start, the red planet is still near Regulus after their recent close call. Venus is leaving Leo. On, to Virgo. A thin crescent moon passes Mars on the 9th and Venus on the 10th. Watch Venus pass [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-60"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":673,"href":"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669\/revisions\/673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}