Overview

• The Moon will occult eight stars in August, with four events in the first five days most visible from eastern and southern Germany during evening twilight.
• A full moon on August 10 will brighten the night sky and reduce visible Perseid meteors to about 20 percent at the shower’s August 12 peak.
• Venus and Jupiter will converge in a conjunction on August 12, Saturn will remain visible throughout the night, and Mercury will appear briefly before dawn in mid-August.
• The Eta-Eridanids (August 8), Kappa-Cygnids (around August 18) and Aurigids (late August) offer additional meteor-watching opportunities.
• A total lunar eclipse is scheduled for September 7, when viewers across Asia, Europe and Africa can see maximum eclipse around 20:12 CEST.