See A Full ‘Buck Moon’ And ‘Shooting Stars:’ The Night Sky This Week
This article provides a guide for stargazers in North America and Europe for the week of July 27 to August 2, 2026. It highlights the upcoming full 'Buck Moon' and the peak of the Delta Aquariid and Alpha Capricornid meteor showers.
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Science See A Full ‘Buck Moon’ And ‘Shooting Stars:’ The Night Sky This Week By Jamie Carter ,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Follow Author Jul 27, 2026, 12:45am EDT Topline July closes with two of the celestial highlights of summer — the rise of the full Buck Moon amid “shooting stars” from the Delta Aquariiid meteor shower. The latter peaks under less-than-ideal conditions, but with the Alpha Capricornids and the Perseids all ongoing, it’s definitely meteor season. Early risers get a new planetary target in the shape of tiny Mercury. For North America and mid-northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, here’s everything you need to know about stargazing and astronomy this week, July 27-August 2, 2026.
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