Local Sky Events

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• Mars will soon depart our skies. It sets 1.25 hours after sunset. On June 28, 1.8 magnitude Mars will line up with Mercury and the Gemini twins. You'll need binoculars a half hour after sunset in WNW.
• Mercury briefly appears toward the end of May far below and to the right of Mars. Binoculars will be necessary to find this tiny world.
• Jupiter reaches opposition June 10 and will be up all night shining like a beacon. Its 4 Galilean moons should be visible in binoculars. Early evening will find it in the southeast. You can't mistake
• Venus rises only about one hour before the Sun at magnitude -3.8.
• Saturn will rise about 2.5 hours after Jupiter. It will brighten over the month from 0.3 to 0.1 magnitude. The magnificent rings are wide-open.
• Summer and the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere is June 21st at 11:54 a.m. DST.
• Moon: New June 3; First Qt June 10; Full June 17, last quarter June 25th.
• See our Links page - Sky Watching - for other events.
• See Sky and Telescope Magazine (This Week's Sky at a Glance) from our Links page for more events.