August skywatching is packed with headline events, led by what is being billed as the best meteor shower of the year along with both a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse. The monthly roundup was featured on KING 5's "The Sky Above," where meteorologist and host Leah Pezzetti highlighted some of the biggest astronomy talking points for the month.

The segment also points viewers toward added context from NASA Solar System Ambassador Keith Krumm, who discusses the notable sky events on tap. For casual stargazers and astronomy fans alike, the combination of a major meteor shower and two eclipses makes August one of the busiest months on the observing calendar.

Alongside the skywatching guide, the episode includes a Washington-centered space story about an astronaut who lost a contest tied to a trip to space but ultimately made the journey anyway. That personal angle adds a local connection to a month otherwise focused on what people can see overhead.

Taken together, the August lineup offers several reasons to look up, whether the interest is in meteor activity, eclipse viewing or the human stories that surround space exploration. The KING 5 feature presents the month as a rare stretch where multiple high-interest astronomy events arrive at once.