Newsletter Issue 138

Special Jupiter-Mars Conjunction

On August 14, 2024, Jupiter and Mars will appear to almost touch in the sky—an illusion caused by a planetary alignment.

The next time Jupiter and Mars appear this close will be December 2033.

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The Sturgeon Blue Moon will light up our night skies on August 19. How rare is a Blue Moon, and why is it happening now?

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One of the Northern Hemisphere’s most spectacular shooting star displays, the Perseid Meteor Shower, peaks until August 13.

Debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet entering Earth’s atmosphere will produce up to 100 meteors per hour around the peak.

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