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  • Stargazing News - August 14th, 2025

    From CJ@954:100/61 to All on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 06:05:05
    Thursday August 14, 2025

    The Teapot Tilts West (evening)

    Since the waning crescent moon will be rising late on Thursday evening, August 14, you'll have a few hours to view one of the most charming asterisms in the summer sky, the Teapot. The stars of Sagittarius, the Archer, form an obvious teapot shape with a flat bottom formed by the stars Ascella on the left (east) and Kaus Australis on the right (west), a pointed spout on the right (west) formed by the stars Alnasl and Kaus Meridianalis, and a pointed lid marked by the star Kaus Borealis. The stars Nunki and Tau Sagittarii form a handle on
    the left-hand (eastern) side. The three prominent stars that use the word "kaus" in their names are arranged in a bent, upright line - referring to the archer's bow. The center of our galaxy is located only a palm's width to the right of Alnasl. When the asterism reaches its maximum height above the southern horizon, around 10 p.m. local time, it will be tilted west with the Milky Way evoking steam rising from its spout.

    (Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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