The First Quarter Moon is Sunday, July 14. Mercury is seen within the night twilight, with Venus low on the horizon beneath. Mercury stays seen when the sky is totally darkish. Saturn enters the night sky round 10pm, however continues to be finest within the morning. In a telescope Saturn’s well-known rings are virtually edge on. Within the morning the lineup of planets is Saturn, Mars and Jupiter. Jupiter is beneath the purple star Aldebaran. On the sixteenth Mars and Uranus are half a finger-width aside, a pleasant view in binoculars.
The First Quarter Moon is Sunday, July 14. The Moon is at apogee, when it’s furthest from the earth, on the twelfth.
Western night
sky on Saturday, July 13 as seen from Adelaide at 18:05 ACST (45 minutes
after sundown, click on to embiggen).
Mercury is effectively above the western horizon on the finish of civil twilight, and continues to be seen at astronomical twilight an hour and a half after sundown. Venus is low on the horizon. You’ll need a degree unobstructed horizon to see Venus, and probably binoculars.
Related views might be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal native time (45 minutes after sundown).
Morning
sky on Tuesday, July 16 as seen from Adelaide at 06:22 ACST, (60 minutes
earlier than dawn, click on to embiggen). Saturn and Mars are readily seen. Mars and Uranus are half a finger-width (0.5°) aside and a pleasant view in binoculars or medium energy telescope eye items. Jupiter is beneath the purple star Aldebaran. The inset is the binocular view of Mars and Uranus.
Related views might be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal native time (60 minutes earlier than dawn).
Complete sky on Saturday, July 13 as seen from Adelaide at 18:51 ACST, 90 minutes after sundown (click on
to embiggen). Scorpius dominates the Jap horizon. The Southern Cross is distinguished within the Southern sky. Between the brilliant star
Canopus and the Southern Cross are a wealth of binocular objects to
uncover. The fainter clusters are fading with the Moon waxing.
Elsewhere
in Australia will see an analogous view on the equal time (90 minutes after sundown).
Mercury climbs larger within the night sky.
Venus is low within the night twilight.
Mars is rising within the morning sky however is heading in the direction of Jupiter.on the fifteenth to seventeenth it’s near Uranus, being very shut on the sixteenth.
Jupiter is rising within the the morning twilight sky. Jupiter is beneath the purple star Aldebaran.
Saturn climbs larger within the late night sky.
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