If there’s one star pattern in the summer sky you should know about, it’s the Summer Triangle. When and Where: Any night this month, right above Photos of the Summer Triangle and meteors were taken on Augfrom Gruenestedt, Germany. The best advice is to find as dark a spot as possible – perhaps an International Dark Sky Place or a black spot on a light pollution map – and sit in a lawn chair, lie on a blanket or bask in a hot tub under the stars. It peaks shortly after dark on Saturday, August 12, but will likely be at its best in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, August 13. Conditions are perfect for the peak of the Perseid meteor shower this year, occurring just a few nights before the new moon. Sadly, meteor showers don’t work that way. You’ve probably heard of the Perseid meteor shower, but have you ever seen it at its best? Mass media coverage of the event has resulted in large numbers of people arriving at remote observatories and national parks, usually at sunset, eager to see the advertised 100+ “shooting stars” per hour. When and where: Before dawn on Sunday, August 13, all sky Universal Images Group via Getty Images 2. (Photo Credit: Alan Dyer/VW Pix/UIG via Getty Images) Perseid meteor shower over the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party on Aug, Aurora as a bonus. August is nevertheless the most suitable month to go out and see the spectacular moonrise, which you can see at moonrise, where you are a few minutes after sunset.
Although this full moon will be close to Earth - technically so big and bright - its effect isn’t easily noticeable. Although the second of the year (and the first of August’s two) so-called “supermoons” may appear to be a major annual highlight in their own right, such occurrences are not particularly rare.
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