What to see in the night sky, August 2023 

These guys should be presenting the TV programme

I always learn something new when I watch these videos. Well worth watching for any level of astronomer. Thank you both :)

Stepped outside early 5am FridayBronx, NY, rewarded with a shooting star…one is all we need (moon had not yet set set with unusually clear sky after days of very high temp & poor air quality).

Miniature Black Swans are cute; VERY dramatic; but, cute.

Did anyone else see this last night ? I saw something at 2:30 am in the UK in the night sky . You could not see these stars or one might have been a planet close to a star, one got very bright and was lighting up the one next to it for about a minute then died down until you could not see them .

Yes ! I agree.

Brilliant as always guys.

Just want to say thanks for giving me and other amateur astronomers some idea of what to look out for.

‘tube notifications along with Alyn W.’s “What’s…” plus Astronomy mag and we’re happy to “camp out” on our south-facing deck to “look up”. Somehow, our closest neighbors do not have led lights. Despite “urban” light, we rejoice in what we can see. Miss the arc of the Milky Way of my childhood. Bronx, NY near Eastchester Bay.

I like you guys.

In the Southern hemisphere Altair is in the east while Vega and Daneb are in the northern hemisphere.

Were those little red figures on that Perigee Moon thing, in that field, the letters, "C;" and, "M?"

Got a big night planned for the Perseids this year. we're going out to the darkest skies we can find. Taking my mak for a quick planet grab, should be good seeing compared to my roof surrounded home views. Also my 80mm ED refractor for some visiual, where we can actually see things. Two all sky setups, and point and shoot cameras. Either the Lake District or Saddleworth Moor. Let's hope the weather co-operates.

Sadly in the Pennines where i live has not had clear skies to view so sadly missed lots. Hope the sky in September will be better.

...although, I would go there, if I was offered the chance...but, only to visit.

Hello from Portugal! Love watching/listening to you two about the months's highlights in the sky😊 Have you got a podcast that I can subscribe to?

Continue your channel

I wonder what it would look like if the brightest stars known to man (those blue, extremely hot hyper-giants) were 1 lightyear away from us and presented in our night sky...

What are the 2 stars to the northeast of the flashing light. I see this almost every single night around 9pm in Connecticut next to Castor and Pollux. It’s insane

There, under the Perseids thing at 14:44; are those red figures the letters, "N," "M," and "E?" WHAT the ....

If the September full moon marks the officially named "Harvest Moon" then isn't the full moon on 31st August a third moon in a 4-moon season and hence, an original blue moon by definition? Or have I got my dates and definitions wrong...? If so, please can someone put me right as I get asked about this all the time. Many thanks 😁

WHAT is that little yellow-eyed red thing at 17:25? It is cute.

Is that green thing supposed to be my home? Because I actually live here, on the planet Earth.

That green thing is familiar.

Very bright is Jupiter.I was stargazing on the Cider Track at Ravenscar in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park 2 weeks ago and I thought I could see a plane coming in from the east over the North Sea but when it didn't move it sunk it Jupiter is back in our skies!My real purpose was seeing Noctilucent Clouds but only a few along the northern horizon a very poor show for 2023.

H2O !