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.
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 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/
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