August 2025 Note​s

★  About 90 minutes after Sunset ★

Constellations
The thickest and brightest part of the Milky Way Band hangs DUE SOUTH and directly above the southern horizon! I hope you can see to enjoy it! Low, to just east of south is Sagittarius and low to the west of south is Scorpius. Yes, Scorpius has a tail that is shaped like a scorpion—and hangs very low to the horizon. Between these two constellations is the direction to the center of our Milky Way Galaxy where a black hole resides.

At the top of the sky is the Summer Triangle. The three bright stars that form it are in the constellations Cygnus, Lyra and Aquila. Aquila is the lowest in the sky. The Triangle is big, bigger than any constellation but it does stand out, once you “find” it. It is worth trying to identify because once you have accomplish this, you will probably be able to see it for a lifetime—it will be a summer treat.

If you face north, the Big Dipper is vertical in the northwest with the bowl at its bottom.