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August Astronomy Night

  • Niabi Zoo 13010 Niabi Zoo Rd Coal Valley, IL, 61240 United States (map)

The crescent Moon and Venus will be early evening planetary targets. Saturn and Neptune rise after 10:00PM. Other objects are M11 (Wild Duck Cluster, a wonderful open cluster), M13 (Hercules Cluster), M22 (Sagittarius Cluster), a very large globular cluster, Beta Scorpii (double star), the Garnet Star, one of the reddest known stars, M27 (the Dumbbell Nebula) and M52 (the Cassiopeia Salt-and-Pepper Cluster will be among the featured objects along with many other beautiful deep sky objects that should be visible weather permitting.

Earlier Event: July 18
July Astronomy Night
Later Event: September 19
September Astronomy Night