Gibbous Moon Slides by Spica (evening)
When the sky darkens after dusk on Thursday, July 3, Virgo’s brightest star Spica will appear just to the upper right of the waxing gibbous moon in the southwestern sky.…
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Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).
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Venus Passes Uranus (pre-dawn)
The brilliant planet Venus will dominate the eastern predawn sky for most of this year while it slowly swings back toward the sun. On the mornings surrounding Friday, July 4,…
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Sinus Iridum’s Golden Handle (evening)
On Saturday night, July 5, the terminator on the waxing gibbous moon will fall just west of Sinus Iridum, the Bay of Rainbows. The circular 155 mile (249 km) diameter…
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Bright Moon Follows Antares (overnight)
In the southern sky after dusk on Monday, July 7, the prominent reddish star Antares will be twinkling several finger widths to the right of the bright, waxing gibbous moon.…
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Saturn Returns to the Evening (overnight)
On the nights around Wednesday, July 9, the ringed planet Saturn will finally begin to rise before midnight for observers located at mid-northern latitudes – making Saturn available for evening…
