Actual Astronomy - The Observer’s Calendar for August 2025

Jul 31, 2025

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Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com

The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer’s Calendar for August 2025. In this episode we talk about the Moon pairing with Antares, Saturn, Mars then Antares again! We also talk about finding 4 asteroids at oppositions, Ausonia, Pallas, Julia and Hebe. There is also a great line in the sky formed when Jupiter, Venus and the Moon line up with Castor and Pollux after mid-month.

Aug 1 - Carbon Star V Cyg at it’s best

Aug 2 - Lunar Straight Wall and Eyes of Clavius

Aug 3 - Antares 0.6 N. Of Moon - Ausonia at opposition m=9.3

Aug 6 - Wargetin Pancake visible on Moon

Aug 9 - Full Moon - Mare Orientale - NGC 6723 well placed

Aug 10 - Jupiter and Venus within 2-degrees this week - Pallas at opposition - m=9.4 - Julia at opposition m=8.8

Aug 11 - Neptune, Saturn and Moon congregate in late evening Sky

Aug 12 - 5 am Endymion sunset rays visible on Moon - Perseid meteor Shower

Aug 16 - Last quarter and many star parties over next 2 weeks

Aug 19 - Mercury at greatest elongation 19-degrees from Sun in morning sky

Aug 20 - Jupiter, Venus and Moon line up with Castor and Pollux in morning sky

Aug 21 - Moon & Mercury

Aug 22 - Old crescent moon in east before sunrise - Variable star Khi Cyg at Max mag. =3.3

Aug 25 - Asteroid Hebe at opposition m=7.6

Aug 26 - Mars 3-degrees N of Moon

Aug 31 - Antares 0.7 North of Moon

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