Stargazing June 2010
June 2010
The short nights of June offer a panoply of beautiful astronomical alignments. Mars slips past Regulus, the brightest star of Leo, early in the month, with Venus moving past the twin stars of Gemini soon after. A partial lunar eclipse on the 26th rounds out one of the best skywatching months of the year.
The planet Saturn poses high in the southwest as darkness falls this month. It looks like a bright golden star. A telescope reveals its best-known feature: its beautiful rings.
June 5, 2010
The planet Jupiter, which looks like a brilliant star, stands to the lower right of the Moon at first light tomorrow. From Jupiter, use binoculars to scan a bit toward the Moon for the planet Uranus, which looks like a tiny blue-green star.
June 6, 2010
Regulus, the brightest star of Leo, the lion, is well up in the western sky as darkness falls. Tonight, bright orange Mars is just a little to the upper right of Regulus. Tomorrow night, it will stand directly above the star.
June 7, 2010
The planet Mars stands high in the western sky at nightfall. It looks like a bright orange star. And tonight it has an equally bright companion: Regulus, the brightest star of Leo, the lion, which stands just a whisker below the Red Planet.
June 8, 2010
The planet Mars and the star Regulus form a striking pair this evening. They are high in the west at nightfall. Orange Mars is the brighter of the two, with Regulus, the brightest star of Leo, the lion, a bit to its lower right.
June 9, 2010
Vega, the brightest star of Lyra, the harp, is in the northeast at nightfall. The remains of a star that was once like Vega stand to its lower right: the Ring Nebula. You need a telescope to see the nebula, which is thousands of light-years away.
June 10, 2010
The planet Venus lines up with Pollux and Castor, the twin stars of Gemini, in the west the next few evenings. Venus is the brilliant "evening star." Pollux is to the right of Venus, with Castor about the same distance to the right of Pollux.
http://stardate.org/nightsky/
The short nights of June offer a panoply of beautiful astronomical alignments. Mars slips past Regulus, the brightest star of Leo, early in the month, with Venus moving past the twin stars of Gemini soon after. A partial lunar eclipse on the 26th rounds out one of the best skywatching months of the year.
This Week's Stargazing Tips
June 4, 2010The planet Saturn poses high in the southwest as darkness falls this month. It looks like a bright golden star. A telescope reveals its best-known feature: its beautiful rings.
June 5, 2010
The planet Jupiter, which looks like a brilliant star, stands to the lower right of the Moon at first light tomorrow. From Jupiter, use binoculars to scan a bit toward the Moon for the planet Uranus, which looks like a tiny blue-green star.
June 6, 2010
Regulus, the brightest star of Leo, the lion, is well up in the western sky as darkness falls. Tonight, bright orange Mars is just a little to the upper right of Regulus. Tomorrow night, it will stand directly above the star.
June 7, 2010
The planet Mars stands high in the western sky at nightfall. It looks like a bright orange star. And tonight it has an equally bright companion: Regulus, the brightest star of Leo, the lion, which stands just a whisker below the Red Planet.
June 8, 2010
The planet Mars and the star Regulus form a striking pair this evening. They are high in the west at nightfall. Orange Mars is the brighter of the two, with Regulus, the brightest star of Leo, the lion, a bit to its lower right.
June 9, 2010
Vega, the brightest star of Lyra, the harp, is in the northeast at nightfall. The remains of a star that was once like Vega stand to its lower right: the Ring Nebula. You need a telescope to see the nebula, which is thousands of light-years away.
June 10, 2010
The planet Venus lines up with Pollux and Castor, the twin stars of Gemini, in the west the next few evenings. Venus is the brilliant "evening star." Pollux is to the right of Venus, with Castor about the same distance to the right of Pollux.
http://stardate.org/nightsky/
Posted by N2itive1 at Friday, June 04. 2010 
Categories: This and That
Tags: Vega Mars saturn stargazing Jupiter Leo Venus Regulus
Categories: This and That
Tags: Vega Mars saturn stargazing Jupiter Leo Venus Regulus
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