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August Astronomy Night

  • Niabi Zoo 13010 Niabi Zoo Rd Coal Valley, IL, 61240 United States (map)

Mars, Saturn and Neptune are the featured planets this evening. The crescent Moon will not be visible until after midnight. The other planets make morning appearances. Once the sky darkens, Saturn will be interesting with it's rings seen nearly edge-on. Other objects are M11 (Wild Duck Cluster, a wonderful open cluster), M13 (Hercules Cluster), M22 (Sagittarius Cluster), a very large globular cluster, Beta Scorpii (double star), the Garnet Star, one of the reddest known stars, and M52 (the Cassiopeia Salt-and-Pepper Cluster will be among the featured objects along with many other beautiful deep sky objects that should be visible weather permitting.

Earlier Event: July 19
July Astronomy Night
Later Event: September 20
September Astronomy Night