Astro News

Friday, June 23

Saturn and Mars had a close conjunction on June 17th;
now they are separating. This evening they're 3° apart
in the western twilight. Look for tiny Mars to Saturn's
upper left.

Saturday, June 24

As July approaches, the sparkly summer constellation
Scorpius climbs higher in the south after dark. Look
for it far lower left of bright Jupiter.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot, followed closely by Red Spot
Junior, should cross Jupiter's central meridian around
1:26 a.m. Sunday morning Eastern Daylight Time.

Sunday, June 25

New Moon.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot should transit around 9:17 p.m. EDT.

Monday, June 26

Mars is at aphelion, the point in its orbit farthest from the Sun.

Tuesday, June 27

In the western twilight, the waxing crescent Moon is
marching day by day past Castor, Pollux, Mercury, Saturn,
Mars, and Regulus.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot should transit around 10:56 p.m. EDT.

Wednesday, June 28

Look for Mars and Saturn below the Moon this evening.

Thursday, June 29

The Moon is near Regulus.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot should transit around 9:34 p.m.
Pacific Daylight Time.

Friday, June 30

Jupiter's Great Red Spot should transit around 8:34 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time.

Saturday, July 1

Low in the east-northeast during dawn Sunday morning,
Aldebaran is 4° south (lower right) of bright Venus.

This Week's Planet Roundup

Mercury (about magnitude +1) is fading and getting quite
low in the west-northwest after sunset.

Venus (magnitude -3.8) is the "Morning Star" low in the
east-northeast during dawn. Above it are the Pleiades.

Mars (magnitude +1.8, in Cancer) glows upper left of Saturn
in the west at dusk.

Jupiter (magnitude -2.3, in Libra) shines in the south to
southwest as the brightest "star" in the evening sky.

Saturn (magnitude +0.4, in Cancer) shines pale yellow in
the west during evening.

Uranus (magnitude 5.8, in Aquarius) and Neptune (magnitude 7.9,
in Capricornus) are well up in the southeast by the middle of the night.

Pluto (magnitude 14, in Serpens Cauda) is high in the south
during evening.

Xena, or officially 2003 UB313, (magnitude 19, in Cetus)
is low in the east before dawn.


--
The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond

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