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Aug. 27, 2026

The Moon Turns Dark: A Guide to the Partial Eclipse

The Moon Turns Dark: A Guide to the Partial Eclipse
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A partial lunar eclipse darkens part of the Moon. Find the viewing time and visibility region for this event.

Portions of the podcast are made with the assistance of AI which helps us gather informaton from the NASA and other sources.

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Caloroga Shark Media. Space weather is brought to you with

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the help of AI. The next major August sky event

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is a deep partial lunar eclipse on August 27th. About

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96% of the moon enters Earth's shadow. In the U.S.,

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the eclipse begins at 10.33 p.m. Eastern Time and peaks

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at 12.13 a.m. Look for the orange shadowed moon after dark.

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Saturn reaches opposition this month, its closest and brightest of

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the year. Jupiter rises earlier each night, dominating the late-night sky.

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The Sturgeon moon rises tomorrow night, named for the large

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fish that were most readily caught in the Great Lakes

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during August. Quick solar update. The Sun is quite active,

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with numerous sunspot groups visible. That means a moderate chance

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of northern lights tonight for those in northern latitudes. Look

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north after dark if skies are clear. Asteroid Flyby Alert

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2017 RH16, about 30 to 50 feet across, passes about

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8 lunar distances from Earth in about 4 days. These

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close approaches happen weekly. Astronomers track thousands of them. APOD 2026,

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August 27th, colorful aurora over an Icelandic waterfall. APOD Science, APOD,

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APOD 2026, August 27th. Today's APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar,

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RSS Education about Discuss, APOD Astronomy. Picture of the day,

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discover the cosmos. Ariany Space has an Ariany 62 on

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the pad at Guyana Space Center, French Guyana, set to

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fly tomorrow. The mission is called third of EU Metsat's

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third generation of weather satellite. This is Space News and

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Weather Today, your AI-curated guide to the cosmos.