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Night sky highlights for June 2024

Check out the night sky this month, June 2024. Here are videos highlighting the top sights to observe.

** What’s Up: June 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in June 2024?

Saturn and Mars continue to dominate the a.m. sky, but they’re joined by Jupiter as the month goes on. And some tips for identifying some commonly seen objects in the night sky.

0:00 Intro
0:14 Moon & planet highlights
1:03 Identifying common objects
4:14 June Moon phases

“Planet Parade” note: Some online sources have shared excitement about a “parade of planets” visible in the morning sky in early June. In reality, only two of the six planets supposedly on display will actually be visible. Jupiter and Mercury will be at or below the horizon in morning twilight and not visible; Uranus and Neptune are far too faint to see without a telescope, especially as the morning sky brightens. The real planet parade will be June 29, when Saturn, the Moon, Mars, and Jupiter will line up across the morning sky. We’ll talk more about that lineup in the July “What’s Up” video.

Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatch….

** Tonight’s Sky: June 2024 – Space Telescope Science Institute – Tonight’s Sky

Though the nights are shorter in June, they are filled with fine sights. Look for the Hercules constellation, which will lead you to a globular star cluster with hundreds of thousands of densely packed stars. You can also spot Draco the dragon, which will point you to the Cat’s Eye Nebula. Keep watching for space-based views of globular star clusters and the nebula.

About this Series … “Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at https://hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/tonights-sky.

** What to see in the night sky: June 2024 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what’s in the night sky this month, including how to find Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, how to locate the T Coronae Borealis nova event, Ceres at opposition and noctilucent clouds.

00:00 Intro
00:15 Inner planets
06:12 Outer planets
09:52 The Moon
10:59 Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
14:56 Daytime Moon
16:36 Summer Solstice
17:05 Einstein crater, Mare Orientale
18:49 Ceres at opposition
19:34 Noctilucent clouds
20:55 Arcturus and Boötes
21:50 T Coronae Borealis nova
25:31 Spica and Antares
27:27 Ophiuchus

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – June 2024 | Summer Solsctice and a Snake-handler in the Sky. – Sky & Telescope Youtube

Our monthly Sky Tour #astronomy #podcast provides an informative and entertaining 10-minute guided tour of the nighttime sky. Join us for the June 2024 episode where we time this month’s #solstice, trace the #Moon’s cycle of phases, spot three #planets before dawn, and track down a snake-handler in the early summer #sky.

See also

** Night Sky Notebook June 2024– Peter Detterline

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