June Night Sky
D.W.Q.M.: Duke Juliano: "There's this man in Florence claims that by arranging ground glasses in a certain order, it's possible to see the moon and stars as large as your hand."
Marco: "Is that a good thing?" (from the Fourth Doctor story, the Masque of Mandragora,)
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All times are Eastern Daylight, EDT, unless otherwise noted.
UT-4 hours = EDT.
Sky events
June 7th: Moon beside Jupiter in the evening sky.
June 11th: Full moon
June 14th: Jupiter's moon Io casts its tiny black shadow onto Jupiter's face tonight from 10:48 p.m. to 12:57 a.m.
June 15th: Mars is almost centered in the Beehive Cluster this evening. ; Jupiter's Great Red Spot transits around 11:01 p.m.
June 16th: Pluto is in opposition.; Jupiter is the brightest "star" in the south during and after dusk. It forms a tall triangle with Spica (to the right) and Arcturus (above).
June 17th: Mars and Saturn are in conjunction at 6:25a.m. UT (Universal Time) on the 18th.
June 18th: Jupiter's Red Spot transits at 12:39 a.m.
June 21st: Summer Solstice, 8:27 a.m.
June 26th: Mars reaches aphelion.
June 27th: Thin crescent moon to the right of Saturn at dusk.
More on planets
Mercury shines low in the west-northwest during twilight.
Venus, the "Morning Star" is very low in the east during dawn.
Mars glows orange-red near Saturn in the west after dusk.
Jupiter (see June 16th)
Saturn shines pale yellow in the west during the evening.
Xena, the "Tenth Planet" may get an official name by the International Astronomical Union in August. Xena and it's moon Gabrielle, are the informal names being used by their discovery team. I still want to call it 'Mondas'. ;)
This Day in Astronomy...
June 4th, 1948: Dedication of the 200-inch telescope at Palomar Mountain, CA-the world's largest for two generations.
June 30th, 1908: An asteroid the size of a 10-story building breaks up and explodes over Siberia with the force of a hydrogen bomb, killing reindeer but no humans.
Just because...an interesting fact
Jupiter! Jupiter is a colossal world big enough to contain all the other planets in our soloar system, with room to spare. Another interesting fact: Last February, Jupiter's long-enduring "white oval" BA reddened to become what observers are calling "Red Spot Junior." Check out Sky and Telescope's article.
Clear skies and happy viewing!
Marco: "Is that a good thing?" (from the Fourth Doctor story, the Masque of Mandragora,)
This post is brought to you by Sky and Telescope
All times are Eastern Daylight, EDT, unless otherwise noted.
UT-4 hours = EDT.
Sky events
June 7th: Moon beside Jupiter in the evening sky.
June 11th: Full moon
June 14th: Jupiter's moon Io casts its tiny black shadow onto Jupiter's face tonight from 10:48 p.m. to 12:57 a.m.
June 15th: Mars is almost centered in the Beehive Cluster this evening. ; Jupiter's Great Red Spot transits around 11:01 p.m.
June 16th: Pluto is in opposition.; Jupiter is the brightest "star" in the south during and after dusk. It forms a tall triangle with Spica (to the right) and Arcturus (above).
June 17th: Mars and Saturn are in conjunction at 6:25a.m. UT (Universal Time) on the 18th.
June 18th: Jupiter's Red Spot transits at 12:39 a.m.
June 21st: Summer Solstice, 8:27 a.m.
June 26th: Mars reaches aphelion.
June 27th: Thin crescent moon to the right of Saturn at dusk.
More on planets
Mercury shines low in the west-northwest during twilight.
Venus, the "Morning Star" is very low in the east during dawn.
Mars glows orange-red near Saturn in the west after dusk.
Jupiter (see June 16th)
Saturn shines pale yellow in the west during the evening.
Xena, the "Tenth Planet" may get an official name by the International Astronomical Union in August. Xena and it's moon Gabrielle, are the informal names being used by their discovery team. I still want to call it 'Mondas'. ;)
This Day in Astronomy...
June 4th, 1948: Dedication of the 200-inch telescope at Palomar Mountain, CA-the world's largest for two generations.
June 30th, 1908: An asteroid the size of a 10-story building breaks up and explodes over Siberia with the force of a hydrogen bomb, killing reindeer but no humans.
Just because...an interesting fact
Jupiter! Jupiter is a colossal world big enough to contain all the other planets in our soloar system, with room to spare. Another interesting fact: Last February, Jupiter's long-enduring "white oval" BA reddened to become what observers are calling "Red Spot Junior." Check out Sky and Telescope's article.
Clear skies and happy viewing!
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