{"id":21942,"date":"2020-06-01T20:28:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T00:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21942"},"modified":"2020-06-12T17:28:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T21:28:44","slug":"night-sky-highlights-for-june-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21942","title":{"rendered":"Night sky highlights for June 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ <strong>Update<\/strong> June.12.2020: <strong>What&#8217;s Up: June 2020<\/strong> &#8211; NASA JPL:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">What are some skywatching highlights you can see in June 2020? Look for the Summer Triangle rising in the east after sundown, keep tabs on the morning planets and June 20 brings the solstice. Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What&#8217;s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/whats-up-skywatching-tips-from-nasa\/\">https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/whats-up&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Credit: NASA-JPL\/Caltech<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z3SDCOY-R1U?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p>**<strong> Tonight&#8217;s Sky: June<\/strong> &#8211; <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQXVf-94-RV7NVTOhVCNTiQ\">Space Telescope Science Institute<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>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\u2019s Eye Nebula. Keep watching for space-based views of globular star clusters and the nebula.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qqpzDjyRzHw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>What&#8217;s in the Night Sky June 2020<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=%23WITNS\">#WITNS<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> | Solar Eclipse | Milky Way | NLCs &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKxQ3Dx6K95hpLpdJjTRIlg\">Alyn Wallace<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y6puMCnz2UY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>What to see in the night sky: June 2020<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNXzteckwM7bKNNLwWu5OLw\">BBC Sky at Night Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>What can you see in the night sky this month? Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal their stargazing tips for June 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r9D-GnaW7Zg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>The Night Sky June 2020<\/strong> &#8211; <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC2pFsV0npUSwFAJhLXF79iw\">Auriga Astronomy &#8211; Science made Simple!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>A look at the Planets and Major stars\/Constellations visible during June 2020 (the shortest nights of the year)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eY-r3YzKGJQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/science\/skywatch-whats-happening-in-the-heavens-in-june\/2020\/05\/30\/6da12524-a1bf-11ea-81bb-c2f70f01034b_story.html\"><strong>Skywatch: What\u2019s happening in the heavens in June<\/strong> &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>===<\/em><strong><em> Amazon Ad <\/em><\/strong><em>===<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1588346641\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1588346641&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=156a819766f963a2c908a54630a5ccfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Imagined Life: A Speculative Scientific Journey among the Exoplanets<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>in Search of Intelligent Aliens, Ice Creatures, and Supergravity Animals<\/strong><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1588346641\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1588346641&amp;asins=1588346641&amp;linkId=de9745f08d6a5f6d3c25ce0702be3f3a&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ Update June.12.2020: What&#8217;s Up: June 2020 &#8211; NASA JPL: What are some skywatching highlights you can see in June 2020? Look for the Summer Triangle rising in the east after sundown, keep tabs on the morning planets and June 20 brings the solstice. Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What&#8217;s Up, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21942\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Night sky highlights for June 2020<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy","category-space-participation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-5HU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18880,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18880","url_meta":{"origin":21942,"position":0},"title":"Videos: Night sky highlights for June 2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 31, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"A preview of the June night sky from NASA JPL:\u00a0What's Up: June 2019 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA Solar System Exploration What's up in the June sky? 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