Monday, June 10, 2019
The Sky This Week - Thursday June 13 to Thursday June 20
The Full Moon is Monday June 17. Mars is
visible low in
the evening twilight with Mercury near it.
Mars and Mercury are closest on the 18th. Jupiter is easily visible in the evening skies and was at opposition,
when it was biggest and brightest as seen from Earth, on the 11th. Jupiter is close to the Moon on the 16th.Saturn
climbs higher in the late evening
skies and is close to the Moon on the 19th. Venus is closing in on the horizon and is close to the bright red star Aldebaran on the 16th.
The Full Moon is Monday June 17.
Morning sky on Saturday, June 15 as seen from
Adelaide at 6:22 ACST (60 minutes before sunrise). Three bright planets
can be seen. Jupiter and Saturn are above the western and north-western horizon. Venus is low above the
eastern horizon.
Similar views will be seen elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time (60 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen).
Morning sky on Sunday, June 16 looking east as seen from
Adelaide at 6:18 ACST (60 minutes before sunrise). Venus is very close to the thin crescent Moon.
Similar views will be seen elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time (60 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen).
Sky at 20:00 ACST on Sunday, June 16 looking east as seen from
Adelaide. Jupiter is just after opposition, and high above
the eastern horizon not far from the almost full Moon with Saturn below. The left
upper insert inset shows the telescopic
view of Jupiter at this 21:35, with Io just about to go behind Jupiter. The left lower insert that of Saturn.
Similar views will be seen elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time, click to embiggen.
Evening sky on Tuesday, June 18 as seen looking north-west from
Adelaide
at 17:55 ACST (45 minutes after sunset). Mars is in the constellation of
Gemini, Mercury is just above the
horizon.
Similar views will be seen throughout Australia at the equivalent local time (45 minutes after sunset, click to embiggen).
Venus is still bright in the morning twilight although it is coming closer to the horizon. During the week it comes close to the Hyades star cluster, and on the morning of the 16th it is closest to the bright red star Aldebaran
Mercury climbs higher in the evening twilight, heading towards Mars, but is still best seen with a level, clear horizon. On the 18th Mars and Mercury are that their closest, with Mercury the brighter of the two. After this Mercury is above Mars.
Jupiter Jupiter was at opposition, when it was biggest and brightest as seen from Earth, on the 11th. However it is well worth observing for some time after opposition. It is visible al night long and is a good telescope target in the evening, being highest above the northern horizon around 11 pm. Amateurs with medium to large telescopes may want to monitor the "unravelling" of Jupiter's red spot.
Mars is in Gemini. Mars starts the week close to Wasat, delta Geminorum then moves away during the week. Mars sets around 7:00pm. On the 18th Mars and Mercury are that their closest, with Mercury the brighter of the two. After this Mercury is above Mars.
Saturn climbs higher in the evening sky but it still best for telescopic viewing in the early morning. The waning Moon will be close to Saturn on the 19th.
Printable PDF maps of the Eastern sky at 10 pm AEST, Western sky at 10 pm AEST. For further details and more information on what's up in the sky, see Southern Skywatch.
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/
The Full Moon is Monday June 17.
Similar views will be seen elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time (60 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen).
Similar views will be seen elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time (60 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen).
Similar views will be seen elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time, click to embiggen.
Similar views will be seen throughout Australia at the equivalent local time (45 minutes after sunset, click to embiggen).
Venus is still bright in the morning twilight although it is coming closer to the horizon. During the week it comes close to the Hyades star cluster, and on the morning of the 16th it is closest to the bright red star Aldebaran
Mercury climbs higher in the evening twilight, heading towards Mars, but is still best seen with a level, clear horizon. On the 18th Mars and Mercury are that their closest, with Mercury the brighter of the two. After this Mercury is above Mars.
Jupiter Jupiter was at opposition, when it was biggest and brightest as seen from Earth, on the 11th. However it is well worth observing for some time after opposition. It is visible al night long and is a good telescope target in the evening, being highest above the northern horizon around 11 pm. Amateurs with medium to large telescopes may want to monitor the "unravelling" of Jupiter's red spot.
Mars is in Gemini. Mars starts the week close to Wasat, delta Geminorum then moves away during the week. Mars sets around 7:00pm. On the 18th Mars and Mercury are that their closest, with Mercury the brighter of the two. After this Mercury is above Mars.
Saturn climbs higher in the evening sky but it still best for telescopic viewing in the early morning. The waning Moon will be close to Saturn on the 19th.
Printable PDF maps of the Eastern sky at 10 pm AEST, Western sky at 10 pm AEST. For further details and more information on what's up in the sky, see Southern Skywatch.
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/
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