Summer 2024 Sky Observing Guide | Skywatch Wednesday | Adler Planetarium

It’s time for summertime stargazing! Nick explains how to see the summer triangle, our galaxy the Milky Way, Saturn, and zodiac constellations. The meteor shower of the summer, the Perseids will be visible in July and August, with the peak on August 12, 2024. And don’t miss this summer’s full Moons, including a blue Moon on August 19, 2024!
Skywatch Wednesday is a production of the Adler Planetarium-the first planetarium in the Western Hemisphere! Located on Chicago’s lakeshore, the museum typically hosts more than half a million visitors each year and reaches millions more through youth STEAM programs, neighborhood skywatching events, people-powered research, and other outreach efforts. Today, the Adler is bringing our unique approach-scientific exploration rooted in community and connection-to guests from around the world who can enjoy the digital Adler from their own homes, libraries, schools or offices.
VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:20 The Summer Triangle
01:55 How To See The Milky Way
03:00 Zodiac Constellations Scorpius and Sagittarius
03:31 How To See Saturn
04:25 Summer 2024 Full Moons And The Blue Moon
05:10 How To See The Perseid Meteor Shower
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VISUALIZATION CREDITS
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IMAGE CREDITS
2016 Meteor
Jacek Halicki / CC BY-SA
Meteor Tree
John Flannery from Richmond County, North Carolina, USA / CC BY-SA
Meteor B+W
theilr / CC BY-SA
Meteor Yellow
NASA on The Commons / No restrictions
Meteor Orion
Kim MyoungSung / CC BY 2.0
Meteor Canyon
Ian Norman from Los Angeles, CA / CC BY-SA
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Keep an look out for ☀Chi Cygni (a Mira variable star) which reaches its maximum naked eye brightness during the summer, than fades away back to ~14 magnitude by the Fall.