August 2016
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Skyscrapers Holds Star Party for “Gabrielle's Heart Camp” at Cub World
Skywatching for a Saturn Year
: By Jim Hendrickson![Dog Days](/stuff/contentmgr/files/2/7ef0590d9e8a7c320dd4365ccb50db57/header/dogdays_august15.png)
Dog Days
: By Francine Jackson![A Shower of Comet Dust: Get Ready for the Perseids](/stuff/contentmgr/files/2/0b0f8143a78bb3aae27daf5ec0b590f9/header/perseids_sky_chart_midnight_hour.jpg)
A Shower of Comet Dust: Get Ready for the Perseids
: By Dave Huestis![Venus and Jupiter Appear to Merge](/stuff/contentmgr/files/2/f77dea8389e89b2eb71216fdb7f27d75/header/jupiter_venus_aug_27.png)
Sun | Moon | |||
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Rise | 5:16 | 02:40 | ![]() | 26.7d |
Set | 20:25 | 18:50 | 8.6% |