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  1. skyandtelescope.org

    Saturn reached opposition on August 1st, and Jupiter did so on August 19th. So this month they're at their closest, biggest, and brightest of the year. See "Saturnian Challenges" starting on page 52 of the July Sky & Telescope, also "Action at Jupiter" in the August issue, page 50, and "Dog Days with the Gas Giants" on page 40 of August.
  2. columbiagorgenews.com

    Plus, we greet Jupiter and Saturn as they move into the evening sky. The beautiful ringed planet Saturn will make its closest approach to us this year on Aug. 14. At that time the Earth will be right "between" the Sun and Saturn.
  3. skyandtelescope.org

    FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 For months, most of the naked-eye planets have been hanging out in the early morning sky. Now Saturn becomes the first of the crew to return to evening view as early as late twilight. See below. It shines higher through the rest of the night. Saturn emerges low in the southeast as twilight fades.
  4. skyandtelescope.org

    Aug 16, 2024On Saturday morning August 17th Mars and Jupiter still shine1.4° apart, about a finger's width at arm's length. They passed 0.3° apart on August 14th. SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 As summer progresses and Arcturus moves down the western evening sky, the kite figure of Boötes that sprouts up from Arcturus tilts to the right (depending on your latitude).
  5. theeveningenterprise.com

    Jul 31, 2024Saturn rises around 10 p.m. above the eastern horizon Aug. 1, and about 8 p.m. by Aug. 31. In early August, Saturn will not be high enough in the sky to be seen easily until midnight, but it will be up enough to see by 10 p.m. at the end of the month. Its rings will be easy to see in small telescopes then.
  6. August is a time of transition. Jupiter and Saturn move into the evening sky, while Venus heads for the sun, soon to be lost in the glare of morning twilight. Mars affords a fine opportunity to spot the remote planet Uranus. Although the full moon will spoil the month's biggest astronomical event −
  7. cfa.harvard.edu

    Mars:Bright and amber-orange colored, high in the east each evening. It's the last planet to set in the west a couple of hours before sunrise; Jupiter:Find the giant planet high overhead in the evening, looking very bright; Saturn:Somewhat faint, but visible low in the west for the first hour after sunset; increasingly lower as the month goes on

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