Saturn At Its Best As ‘Sturgeon Moon’ Shines And Perseids Pop: What To See In The Night Sky This Week - Forbes

The full “Sturgeon Moon” will rise almost exactly as the Perseid meteor shower peaks, meaning its 100 also shooting stars are likely to be virtually invisible to most stargazers.

However, that doesn't mean you shouldn't try to see some of the brightest meteors after you've watched the “Sturgeon Moon” appear on the eastern horizon at dusk.

As a way of apology, the solar system delivers us Saturn as its biggest, brightest and best as the ringed planet goes into opposition later this week.

Today our satellite turns full, bringing the chance to see a beautiful orangey moon rise above the eastern horizon close to sunset.

A meteor from the 2016 Perseid meteor shower streaks across the night sky above some pine trees in ...

Meanwhile, if you look to the eastern sky before the Moon rises you'll see the planet Saturn shining relatively brightly.

In fact, the ringed planet is tonight at its brightest and biggest of the entire year.

That's because our planet is between the Earth and Saturn, an annual occasion that astronomers call opposition.

So Saturn will look at its biggest and brightest and best for all of 2022.