Jupiter Shines

Jupiter shines brilliantly in the southern sky as the third brightest object in the sky after the Sun and Moon. To find it, look just to the left of Sagittarius (which appears like a teapot-shaped constellation) after twilight.

Here’s a guide to finding Jupiter, along with Saturn and other highlights this week!

August 2020: Planets & Perseids - Sky & Telescope

This month features the Perseid meteor shower, one of the two best displays of "shooting stars" all year. These meteors are caused when little bits of grit, shed by a comet called Swift-Tuttle, slam into our atmosphere at 37 miles per second. Every August, like clockwork, we cross the comet's orbit and plow right through this dusty debris.

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