EarthSky News - Aug 12 - Largest-Ever Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone

August 12 Largest-Ever Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone by:

Largest-ever Gulf of Mexico dead zone For 32 years, scientists have tracked the oxygen-depleted waters that appear each summer in the Gulf of Mexico. This year's dead zone is the biggest yet. Moon on its way to the eclipse Sky insights and charts from astronomer Guy Ottewell that can help you see the moon now, and picture it on its way to the August 21 total solar eclipse! Tonight … Starhop to Perseid meteor radiant As you watch Perseid shower, see if you can star-hop to the Double Cluster. It nearly coincides with the Perseids' radiant point. Star of the week: Altair, bright star of the Eagle Altair needs only 10 hours to spin once on its axis, in contrast to roughly a month for our sun.

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Moon on its way to the eclipse Watch the moon, between midnight and dawn, in the coming mornings. It's moving toward the total solar eclipse! Chart via Guy Ottewell.

Meteor in moonlight Jarred Donkersley captured this meteor on August 5 around midnight, from Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona, with a nearly full moon in the sky. He wrote: "I was in the middle of a long exposure, just chatting with some friends. We noticed a flash and looked up to see this long burner..." Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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