Saturn Stands Still (wee hours)
On Monday morning, July 14, the regular eastward motion of Saturn through the background stars of western Pisces will slow to a stop as it prepares to execute a westerly […]
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Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).
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Bright Moon Shines above Saturn and Neptune (overnight)
A short time after the bright, waning gibbous moon clears the treetops in the east around midnight on Tuesday evening, July 15, the prominent, yellowish dot of Saturn will climb […]
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Third Quarter Moon (at 00:38 GMT on Friday)
The moon will complete three quarters of its orbit around Earth, measured from the previous new moon, on Thursday, July 17 at 8:38 p.m. EDT or 5:38 p.m. PDT, which […]
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The Stinging Scorpion (evening)
After dusk in mid-July, the distinctive constellation of Scorpius, the Scorpion reaches its peak elevation over the southern horizon. The constellation’s brightest star is orange-tinted Antares, the “Rival of Mars”. […]
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Crescent Moon Crosses the Pleiades (pre-dawn)
In the eastern sky before dawn on Sunday morning, July 20, the pretty, waning crescent moon will shine very close to the bright little Pleiades Star Cluster (aka The Seven […]