EarthSky News - Aug 6 - Top Stories This Week

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Best Perseid meteor shower in 96 years? Nah An erroneous and misleading meme is going around about an August 12, 2017 meteor shower.  August guide to the bright planets What to look for and when. An Earth-like atmosphere for Proxima b? It's the nearest exoplanet and orbits in its star's habitable zone. Stages of a total eclipse The August 21 total eclipse will last several hours. Bookmark this handy checklist of things to look for. How to know your eclipse glasses are safe False ISO certification labels printed on fake eclipse glasses. If you bought your eclipses from EarthSky, you're fine. We are on the approved list of reputable vendors. We are once again sold out of eclipse glasses, but check that link for other vendors. August full moon and lunar eclipse ahead Tomorrow's full moon will feature a shallow partial lunar eclipse, visible from Earth's Eastern Hemisphere. Partial lunar eclipse on August 7-8 Africa and Europe will see the partial lunar eclipse after sunset August 7. India and western Asia will see it around midnight August 7. Eastern Asia, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand will see it before sunrise August 8. This eclipse will not be visible in the Americas. Lots of water inside the moon? Researchers have detected widespread water within ancient volcanic deposits on the moon.

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August full moon and eclipse ahead In North America, we call the August full moon the Sturgeon Moon, Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon. Photo by Hope Carter Photography; it's an August full moon and ripening corn in her home state of Michigan. Lunar eclipse info here.

Lighthouse lightning Jerry James took this shot in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He calls it "Patience is Key." Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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