Hi again everyone! For those of you that are into star gazing, there's plenty to see in the night sky this month. Towards the south, the Planet Jupiter dominates near Scorpius, and in a decent pair of binoculars you can even make out one of Jupiter's moons. Last night around 10:40 PM, the Red Spot made its transit. It was viewable through a small telescope. The "heart" of Scorpius shines bright red as Antares twinkles away. August is also the best month to see meteor showers. Most notably the Perseids Meteor Shower. While looking up, don't forget to look for St. Lawrence's Tears. Lots to see up there! Rick B

--- Richard B wrote: > August is also the best month to see meteor showers. Most notably > the Perseids Meteor Shower. While looking up, don't forget to look > for St. Lawrence's Tears. ******************* Unless it is cloudy, of course. I went out at 3am to see the meteor shower (I live out in the woods and it is pretty dark). The clouds were so thick. Mars is to be visible on Aug. 27 at 1230am. This is the email I received: Subject: Two Moons on August 27th Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will cultivate on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles of earth. Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am. It will look like the earth has 2 moons. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again. The lunar eclipse is to be Aug. 28, 2007. tracy ____________________________________________________________________________________ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/