August's Cosmic Word of the Day: Sunday, August 15
Term: Solar System
Definition: The solar system is the Sun and its orbiting bodies.
Simple Explanation: It's our Sun and planets.
Example: Earth is part of the solar system.
August's Sky Gem of the Night: Mercury
What It Is: Swift planet, visible at dusk (magnitude 0.5).
How to Locate: Look west (~9:00 PM). Mercury is ~10° up, near the horizon at dusk.