Monday, July 07, 2025
Thursday July 10 to Thursday July 17
The Full Moon is Friday July 11. Mercury is sinking the evening twilight. Mars is lowering in the early evening sky as it moves through Leo. Nova V462 Lupi and Nova V572 Velorum are visible in binoculars, a double nova is rare event. Saturn and Venus are visible in the morning twilight. Saturn is near the Moon on the 16th. Venus passes between Aldebaran and the Pleiades. Look for the constellation Corona Borealis in the late evening, the blaze star T Coronae Borealis (TCrB) may go Nova eventually.
The Full Moon is Friday July 11.
Venus is below Uranus and is between Aldebaran and the Pleiades cluster.
The inset show the binocular view of Venus and Uranus, Aldebaran and the Pleiades cluster at this time.
Nova V462 Lupi is roughly magnitude 5.9 and is visible in binoculars in the constellation of Lupus the wolf, above the constellation of Scorpius. The inset is the approximate binocular view. The nova is marked with circle.
For printable charts and viewing guides see my Nova V462 Lupi page.
Nova V572 Velorum is roughly magnitude 5.9 and is visible in binoculars in the constellation of Vela the sail, below the Southern Cross and near the eta Carina Nebula. The inset is the approximate binocular view. The nova is marked with circle.
For printable charts and viewing guides see my Nova V572 Velorum page.
If you look to the North just before midnight, you will see a prominent bright orange star, Arcturus, if you look northeast you will see a dainty circlet of stars. Corona Borealis, the northern crown. The blaze star T CrB is located on the right-hand side to the circlet, where the line of stars turns down, there are no other bright stars in the region, so when it erupts it will be easily visible. Viewing tips at my T CrB post. TCrB can potentially go Nova any time between now and August 2025.
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury lowers in the evening twilight.
Venus is high in the morning twilight. It is below Saturn. Venus is below to Uranus and is between Aldebaran and the Pleiades cluster.
Mars is lowering in the evening sky and drawing way from the bright star Regulus.
Jupiter is lost in the twilight.
Saturn is high in the morning sky and is rising before midnight. It is close to the waning Moon on the 16th
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
Labels: weekly sky
Wednesday, July 02, 2025
Thursday July 3 to Thursday July 10
The First Quarter Moon is Thursday July 3. Earth is at aphelion ,when it is furthest from Earth, on the 4th. Mercury is rising the evening twilight and is highest on the 4th. Mercury is close to the Beehive cluster on the 3rd. Mars is lowering in the early evening sky as it moves through Leo moving away from the bright star Regulus. Nova V462 Lupi is visible in binoculars in the evening and is joined by Nova V572 Velorum, a rare event. Saturn and Venus are visible in the morning twilight. Venus is close to Uranus between the 3rd and 6th. Look for the constellation Corona Borealis before midnight, the blaze star T Coronae Borealis (TCrB) may go Nova eventually.
The First Quarter Moon is Thursday July 3.
Venus is close to Uranus and forms triangle with Aldebaran and the Pleiades cluster.
The inset show the binocular view of Venus and Uranus at this time.
Nova V462 Lupi is roughly magnitude 5.9 and is visible in binoculars in the constellation of Lupus the wolf, above the constellation of Scorpius. The inset is the approximate binocular view. The nova is marked with circle.
For printable charts and viewing guides see my Nova V462 Lupi page.
Nova V572 Velorum is roughly magnitude 5.9 and is visible in binoculars in the constellation of Vela the sail, below the Souhen Cross and near the eta Carina Nebula. The inset is the approximate binocular view. The nova is marked with Marker 1 (until I can set up the location in Stellarium).
For printable charts and viewing guides see my Nova V572 Velorum page.
If you look to the North just before midnight, you will see a prominent bright orange star, Arcturus, if you look northeast you will see a dainty circlet of stars. Corona Borealis, the northern crown. The blaze star T CrB is located on the right-hand side to the circlet, where the line of stars turns down, there are no other bright stars in the region, so when it erupts it will be easily visible. Viewing tips at my T CrB post. After some brief excitement last week (false alarm) TCrB can potentially go Nova any time between now and August 2025.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury climbs higher in the evening twilight and is near the Beehive cluster on the 3rd.
Venus is high in the morning twilight. It is below Saturn. Venus is close to Uranus and forms triangle with Aldebaran and the Pleiades cluster.
Mars is lowering in the evening sky and drawing way from the bright star Regulus.
Jupiter is lost in the twilight.
Saturn is high in the morning sky and is rising around midnight.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
Labels: weekly sky
Tuesday, July 01, 2025
Updated charts for Nova V462 Lupi, 2025
Printable black and white chart of the eastern evening sky at 18:42 ACST (90 minutes after sunset) as seen from Adelaide, showing the location of Nova V462 Lupi. Similar views will be seen from elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset, click to embiggen and print) | Printable black and white chart suitable for use with binoculars of the area around Nova V462 Lupi. The circle is the approximate field of view of 10x50 binoculars. The nova is roughly a binocular field from the bright stars beta and delta Lupi, Click to embiggen and print |
south-eastern evening sky at 18:42 ACST (90 minutes after sunset) as seen from Adelaide, showing the location of Nova V462 Lupi (circle marker). Similar views will be seen from elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset). Click to embiggen | Chart suitable for use with binoculars of the area around Nova V462 Lupi (circle marker).The nova is roughly a binocular field from the bright stars beta and delta Lupi, Click to embiggen. |
My image of V462 Lupi taken on 28 June, 19:01 ACST, samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra ƒ/3.4 2s 18.6 mm ISO3200 (5xZoom). Compare to charts above | My image of V462 Lupi labelled |
Labels: binocular, nova, telescope
Nova V572 Velorum, 2025
Printable black and white chart of the southern evening sky at 18:42 ACST (90 minutes after sunset) as seen from Adelaide, showing the location of Nova V572 Velorum. Similar views will be seen from elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset, click to embiggen and print) | Printable black and white chart suitable for use with binoculars of the area around Nova V572 Velorum. The circle is the approximate field of view of 10x50 binoculars. The nova is roughly a binocular field from the eta Carina nebula, Click to embiggen and print |
southern evening sky at 18:42 ACST (90 minutes after sunset) as seen from Adelaide, showing the location of Nova V572 Velorum (+marker 1). Similar views will be seen from elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset). The circle at top left is the position of of nova V462 Lupi. Click to embiggen | Chart suitable for use with binoculars of the area around Nova V572 Velorum (+marker 1in yellow).The nova is roughly a binocular field from the eta Carina nebula, Click to embiggen. |
Labels: binocular, nova, telescope
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Thursday June 26 to Thursday July 3
The First Quarter Moon is Thursday July 3. Mercury is rising the evening twilight and is close to the thin crescent Moon on the 27th. Mars is lowering in the early evening sky as it moves through Leo moving away from the bright star Regulus. Mars is close to the crescent Moon on the 30th. Nova V462 Lupi is visible in binoculars in the evening. Saturn and Venus are visible in the morning twilight. Look for the constellation Corona Borealis before midnight, the blaze star T Coronae Borealis (TCrB) may go Nova eventually.
The First Quarter Moon is Thursday July 3.
Venus is below Saturn.
The insets show the telescopic views of Saturn and Venus at this time.
Nova V462 Lupi is roughly magnitude 5.7 and is visible in binoculars in the constellation of Lupus the wolf, above the constellation of Scorpius. The inset is the approximate binocular view. The nova is marked with a yellow star.
If you look to the North just before midnight, you will see a prominent bright orange star, Arcturus, if you look northeast you will see a dainty circlet of stars. Corona Borealis, the northern crown. The blaze star T CrB is located on the right-hand side to the circlet, where the line of stars turns down, there are no other bright stars in the region, so when it erupts it will be easily visible. Viewing tips at my T CrB post. After some brief excitement last week (false alarm) TCrB can potentially go Nova any time between now and August 2025.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (60 minutes after sunset).
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury climbs higher in the evening twilight and is near the thin crescent Moon on the 27th.
Venus is high in the morning twilight. It is below Saturn.
Mars is lowering in the evening sky and drawing way from the bright star Regulus. Itis near the crescent Moon on the 30th.
Jupiter is lost in the twilight.
Saturn is rising in the morning the twilight.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
Labels: weekly sky
Monday, June 23, 2025
Nova V462 Lupi, 2025
Eastern evening sky at 19:00 as seen from Melbourne, similar views will be seen from elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time (click to embiggen) | Closeup view of the constellation of Lupus with the location of the nova indicated by the open circle. Map via Wikipedia. |
Monday, June 16, 2025
Thursday June 19 to Thursday June 26
The New Moon is Wednesday June 25. Earth is at solstice on the 21st. Mercury is rising the evening twilight. Mars is lowering in the early evening sky as it moves through Leo moving away from the bright star Regulus. Saturn and Venus are visible in the morning twilight. The Moon is close to Venus on the 22nd. Look for the constellation Corona Borealis before midnight, the blaze star T Coronae Borealis (TCrB) may go Nova eventually.
The New Moon is Wednesday June 25. the Moon is at Perigee, when it is closest to the Earth, on the 23rd. Earth is at solstice on the 21st, when the day is shortest.
Venus is visible close to the thin crescent Moon in the twilight below Saturn.
The insets show the telescopic views of Saturn and Venus at this time.
If you look to the North just before midnight, you will see a prominent bright orange star, Arcturus, if you look northeast you will see a dainty circlet of stars. Corona Borealis, the northern crown. The blaze star T CrB is located on the right-hand side to the circlet, where the line of stars turns down, there are no other bright stars in the region, so when it erupts it will be easily visible. Viewing tips at my T CrB post. After some brief excitement last week (false alarm) TCrB can potentially go Nova any time between now and August 2025.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (60 minutes after sunset).
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury climbs higher in the evening twilight.
Venus is high in the morning twilight. It is below Saturn and close to the crescent Moon on the 22nd.
Mars is lowering in the evening sky and drawing way from the bright star Regulus..
Jupiter is lost in the twilight.
Saturn is rising in the morning the twilight.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
Labels: weekly sky
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Thursday June 12 to Thursday June 19
The Last Quarter Moon is Thursday June 19. Jupiter and Mercury are low in the twilight. Mars is lowering in the early evening sky as it moves through Leo coming closer to the bright star Regulus. On the 17th and 18th the pair will be at their closest, red Mars and blue white Regulus forming a nice contrast. Saturn and Venus are visible in the morning twilight. The Moon is close to Saturn on the 19th. Look for the constellation Corona Borealis before midnight, the blaze star T Coronae Borealis (TCrB) may go Nova eventually.
The Last Quarter Moon is Thursday June 19.
Saturn is visible close to the Last Quarter Moon in the twilight above Venus.
The insets show the telescopic views of Saturn and Venus at this time.
If you look to the North just before midnight, you will see a prominent bright orange star, Arcturus, if you look northeast you will see a dainty circlet of stars. Corona Borealis, the northern crown. The blaze star T CrB is located on the right-hand side to the circlet, where the line of stars turns down, there are no other bright stars in the region, so when it erupts it will be easily visible. Viewing tips at my T CrB post.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (30 minutes after sunset).
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury climbs the evening twilight.
Venus is high in the morning twilight. It is below Saturn.
Mars is lowering in the evening sky and coming closer to the bright star Regulus.On the 17th and 18th the pair will be at their closest, red Mars and blue white Regulus forming a nice contrast.
Jupiter is very low on the north-western horizon.
Saturn is rising in the morning the twilight. The Moon is close to Saturn on the 19th.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
Labels: weekly sky