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Weather Watchers

elleng

(136,070 posts) Thu Aug 25, 2022, 11:13 PM Aug 2022

In late August and early September, look for a hint of the changing season in the predawn sky.

The very noticeable constellation Orion the Hunter rises before dawn at this time of year, and the sky's brightest star Sirius - called the Dog Star because it's part of the constellation Canis Major the Greater Dog - follows Orion into the sky as the predawn darkness gives way to dawn. Find out here when Sirius rises in your sky.

https://earthsky.org/tonight/orion-heralds-return-of-sirius/?

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In late August and early September, look for a hint of the changing season in the predawn sky. (Original Post) elleng Aug 2022 OP

My hint is the dead love bugs on my windshield. Lunabell Aug 2022 #1

To see a map of the sky from one's locale (you can change the time) progree Aug 2022 #2

Lunabell

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1. My hint is the dead love bugs on my windshield.

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Fri Aug 26, 2022, 12:06 AM

Aug 2022

Florida and love bugs, eeew.

progree

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2. To see a map of the sky from one's locale (you can change the time)

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Fri Aug 26, 2022, 01:15 AM

Aug 2022

https://in-the-sky.org/skymap2.php

(get rid of that deep space junk with that checkbox below the sky map and on the left side -- nobody can see any of that stuff unless they live 50 miles from the nearest street lamp, so it's just clutter)

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