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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Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).
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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…
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Full Thunder Moon (at 20:37 GMT)
The moon will reach its full phase on Thursday, July 10 at 4:37 p.m. EDT or 1:37 p.m. PDT and 20:37 GMT. The July full moon, commonly called the Buck…
