What to ‘look up’ for in the night sky in August

The Great Orbax from the University of Guelph joined us today to talk about what the night sky holds for us this month.

August started with a Supermoon on August 3rd, and will end with one as well on August 30th. A supermoon means they will appear in the sky 14% bigger and 30% brighter than a normal full moon.

August is also the time for the annual meteor shower, and depending on the weather on August 12th and 13th you might be able to see upwards of 60 meteors per hour.

The Great Orbax also said that on August 27th the planet Saturn will be in opposition, meaning it will be directly opposite the Sun from our perspective and visible all night long in the southern sky through a telescope.