Hello guys, the upcoming Astronomical Month of August 2023. Contains dates for notable celestial events including phases of moon, supermoon, meteor showers, Saturn at opposition, also a super blue moon and other interesting events. Most of the astronomical events on this month can be seen with an aided eye. If you want more spectacular view, you may require a telescope or a pair of binoculars for best viewing. So let's discuss about these events briefly here in this video. August 1, super-sturgeon full moon. The super-sturgeon moon will occur on August 1. This full moon is known as the sturgeon moon. This is also the second of four supermins for 2023. The moon will be near, its closest approach to the earth, paragy, and a supermoon looks bigger and brighter than a usual full moon. August 10, mercury at greatest eastern elongation. The planet mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 27.4 degrees from the sun. This is the best time to view mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset. August 12, 13 per se is meteor shower. The per se is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meters per hour at its peak. The per se are famous for producing a large number of bright meteors. The shower runs annually from July 17 to August 24. It peaks this year on the night of August 12 and the morning of August 13. The crescent moon should not be too much of a problem this year. Sky should still be dark enough for a good show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation per se, but can appear anywhere in the sky. August 16, new moon. The moon will locate it on the same side of the earth as the sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects, such as galaxies and star clusters, because there is no moon light to interfere. August 24 moon occults antares. On August 24, the moon pass in front of the bright star antares in the constellation Scorpius, creating a lunar occultation visible from the contiguous United States, Mexico and Canada. The map below shows the visibility of the occultation across the world. August 27 Saturn at opposition. The ringed planet will be at its closest approach to earth and its face will be fully eliminated by the sun. It will be brighter than any other time of the year and will be visible all night long. This is the best time to view and photograph Saturn and its moons. A medium sized or larger telescope will allow you to see Saturn's rings and a few of its brightest moons. August 30, moon Saturn conjunction on August 30 at Saturn will meet the 14-day old moon. The apparent distance between the two objects will be 2 degrees 2-9 minutes. It's too far to spot them at once via telescope, but you'll easily see the conjunction with the naked eye or binoculars. Looks as east, after evening to catch the view. August 31 full moon, superman, lemon. The moon will be located on the opposite side of the earth as the sun and its face will be fully eliminated. This is also the third of four supermins for 2023. The moon will be near its closest approach to the earth's perigee and may look slightly larger and brighter than usual. Since this is the second full moon in the same month, it is sometimes referred to as a blue moon. A monthly blue moon is the second full moon in a calendar month with two full moons. Since both of them happen in August, they are traditionally called sturgeon moons. Moreover, it will be the biggest superman of the year 2023. Visible planets in August 2023. Mercury, perly located evening planet. Mercury is best viewed on TanoGust, but it will be very low in the west. Venus, this bright morning planet is best observed at the end of the month, where it will be low in the east before sunrise. Mars, per evening planet, best at the start of August, but hardly visible. Main close on 19 August. Jupiter, brilliant morning planet, reaching peak altitude under darker skies at the end of August. Moon close on August 8. Saturn, opposition on 27 August, when the rings will brighten. The moon is close on 30 August. Uranus, well placed morning planet, best seen near Jupiter at the end of the month. Neptune, well placed morning planet, best seen southeast of circled astorism in Pisces constellation. Here are the phases of moon for August 2023. Thank you guys for watching my video. Please like, comment and share this video. Also don't forget to subscribe my channel for more astronomy updates.