Saturn will shine brightly in the sky next week. Here we explain how to see it

(CNN) – See the glow of Saturn at this nightly show that occurs once a year.
On August 1 and 2, Saturn will be in opposition, which means that the Earth will be located between the ringed planet and the Sun. At this time, the outer planet will be at its brightest, offering a brilliant view of the sky. night.

Saturn’s opposition will occur at 2 a.m. (Miami time) on August 2, or at 11 p.m. (PT) for those on the west coast, according to EarthSky.

Once Venus sinks below the horizon after sunset, Jupiter will be the brightest object in the sky, EarthSky said. To find Saturn, look just west of Jupiter.

If you want to see the famous rings of Saturn, you will have to use a telescope, depending on the Farmer’s Almanac.

CNN meteorologist Haley Brink said that “from Sunday night to Monday morning, much of the Midwest and parts of western California will have mostly clear skies.” “A strip of cloudy skies will travel northwest toward the Rockies, through many southern states and into the northeast.”

Don’t worry if your city has cloudy weather in early August because Saturn will continue to shine in the sky for the rest of the month, according to EarthSky.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun, and it would take nine Earths to cover the diameter of the gaseous planet, according to NASA, and that’s not including the rings.

Full moons

Typical of a normal year, 2021 has 12 full moons. (There were 13 full moons last year, two of them in October.)

Here are all the full moons left this year and their names, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac:

August 22 – sturgeon moon
September 20: Harvest Moon
October 20 – Hunter’s Moon
November 19 – Beaver Moon
December 18 – cold moon

Also check the other names of these moons, attributed to their respective tribes Native Americans.

Meteor shower

The Perseid meteor shower, the most popular of the year, will peak between August 11-12 in the Northern Hemisphere, when the moon is only 13% full.

This is the meteor shower schedule for the rest of the year, as predicted by EarthSky meteor showers.

• October 8: Draconids
• October 21: Orionids
• November 4-5: Southern Taurids
• November 11 and 12: Northern Taurids
• November 17: Leonidas
• December 13-14: Geminids
• December 22: Ursidas

Solar and lunar eclipses

This year there will be two more eclipses: one of the sun and the other of the moon, depending on The Old Farmer’s Almanac.

There will be a partial lunar eclipse on November 19, and sky watchers in North America and Hawaii will be able to see it between 1 a.m. and 7:06 a.m. Eastern time.

And the year will end with a total solar eclipse on December 4. It will not be visible in North America, but people in the Falkland Islands, the southern tip of Africa, Antarctica and southeastern Australia will be able to see it.

Visible planets

Sky watchers will have multiple opportunities to see the planets in our sky on certain mornings and nights throughout 2021, according to the planetary guide from The Old Farmer’s Almanac.

It is possible to see most of them with the naked eye, with the exception of the distant Neptune, but binoculars or a telescope will provide the best view.

Mercury it will look like a bright star in the morning sky from October 18 to November 1. It will shine in the night sky from August 31 to September 21, and from November 29 to December 31.

Venus, our closest neighbor in the solar system, will appear in the western sky at dusk until December 31. It is the second brightest object in our sky, after the Moon.

Mars It makes its reddish appearance in the morning sky between November 24 and December 31, and will be visible in the night sky until August 22.

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, it is the third brightest object in our sky. It can be seen in the morning sky until August 19. Look for it at night from August 20 to December 31, but its brightest will occur from August 8 to September 2.

The Saturn’s rings They are only visible with a telescope, but the planet can be seen with the naked eye in the mornings until August 1 and at nights from August 2 to December 31. Its greatest brightness will occur during the first four days of August.

Binoculars or a telescope will allow you to see the greenish glow of Uranus in the mornings until November 3 and in the evenings from November 4 to December 31. Between August 28 and December 31 it will reach its maximum brightness.

And our farthest neighbor in the solar system, Neptune, will be visible through a telescope in the mornings until September 13 and during the nights from September 14 to December 31. Its maximum brightness will occur between July 19 and November 8.