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In this video we take a look at the night sky and how it will appear over early September. With planets such as Saturn, Jupiter and Venus all visible, it’s a great time to look at the sky.

We start at sunset, observing the first stars to appear. These stars will always be the brighter ones, with fainter objects appearing as the sky darkens. One of these very first objects is Saturn, and of course we take a closer look at the Ringed Planet.

Soon after the sky darkens, the largest planet Jupiter will rise into the sky. Much brighter than Saturn, it’s a very easy object to spot and a great Planet to look at through a telescope. The Moon rises soon afterwards, a good target even with just binoculars.

Although most of the video shows the view from a city sky, we also take a look at how it would appear in the countryside. Without as many lights to contribute to light pollution, many more stars are visible. Not only can we see our galaxy, the Milky Way, but if you look closely, the Andromeda Galaxy is visible as well.

We return to a light polluted sky as we push into morning time as Orion rises. A very famous and popular constellation, but only visible very early in the morning at this time of year. Orion is followed by the brightest planet, Venus.

Venus, Jupiter and the star Sirius will all be visible as the sun comes up, the very last things to leave the sky in the morning. Just in case you are an early riser more than a late night person, you’ll still have some great objects to see.

Just don’t use your telescope if the sky is getting too bright!