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/
Fascinating Ian, thank you for your work and sharing it so generously
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