The Full Moon is Saturday, June 22. The Earth is at solstice on the twenty first. By the weeks finish Mercury is seen within the night twilight. Saturn enters the night sky round midnight, however continues to be greatest within the morning. On the twenty seventh there’s an occultation of Saturn low on the japanese horizon close to midnight. 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 between the purple star Aldebaran and the Pleiades cluster.
The Full Moon is Saturday, June 22. The Earth is at solstice, when the night time is longest, on the twenty first.
Western night
sky on Thursday, June 27 as seen from Adelaide at 17:41 ACST (half-hour
after sundown, click on to embiggen).
Mercury is above the western horizon on the finish of civil twilight, you might want a transparent, unobstructed horizon and binoculars to see it.
Related views shall be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal native time (half-hour after sundown).
Morning
sky on Saturday, June 22 as seen from Adelaide at 06:22 ACST, (60 minutes
earlier than dawn, click on to embiggen). Saturn and Mars are readily seen. Jupiter is between the purple star Aldebaran and the Pleiades cluster.
Related views shall be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal native time (60 minutes earlier than dawn).
The Moon at 23:47pm AEST in Brisbane trying east on Thursday 27 June
simply as Saturn reappears. The inset exhibits the binocular view as Saturn
reappears (click on to embiggen).
Saturn is simply rising from behind the darkish limb of the Moon.
Related views shall be seen from east coast, and a few southern central Australia at an analogous time.Detailed occasions and spotters charts are at my occultation website.
Entire sky on Saturday, June 22 as seen from Adelaide at 18:43 ACST, 90 minutes after sundown (click on
to embiggen). Brilliant Sirius continues to be dominant low within the north-western sky within the early night. Scorpius now effectively seen above the Jap horizon. The Southern Croos is distinguished within the Southern sky. Between the intense star
Canopus and the Southern Cross are a wealth of binocular objects to
uncover. The fainter clusters are misplaced within the mild of the waxing, then Full, moon.
Elsewhere
in Australia will see an analogous view on the equal time (90 minutes after sundown).
Mercury returns to the night twilight
Venus is misplaced within the twilight.
Mars is rising within the morning sky.
Jupiter is rising within the the morning twilight sky. Jupiter is between the purple star Aldebaran and the Pleiades cluster.
Saturn climbs increased within the morning sky. Saturn is occulted by the Moon on the twenty seventh.
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