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Comet NEOWISE made July 2020 a memorable month. Here are the astronomy events that will occur in August 2020.
August 2: conjunction of moon, jupiter, and saturn august 3: full moon
August 9: The Moon will occult Mars
The Lunar Occultation of Mars on August 9 2020 is one of the key astronomy events in August this year. Moon will pass in front of Mars. It will eclipse Mars for some time. This occultation will be visible from the parts of South America. From the rest of the world, the Moon will appear to pass close to Mars in Pisces.
August 12: The Perseid meteor shower
The flagship astronomy event of August 2020, the Perseid meteor shower will peak on August 12. Just like the Geminids of December, the Perseids are one of the best meteor showers of the year. The Perseids can produce up to 150 meteors per hour under the dark skies.