Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Thursday July 17 to Thursday July 24
The Last Quarter Moon is Friday July 18. 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 is rising before midnight.Venus and Jupiter are visible in the morning twilight. Venus is below bright Aldebaran.The crescent Moon is near Venus on the 22nd, the Jupiter on the 23rd. Look for the constellation Corona Borealis in the late evening, the blaze star T Coronae Borealis (TCrB) may go Nova eventually.
The Last Quarter Moon is Friday July 18.The moon is at perigee, when it is closest to the Earth, on the 20th.
Venus is below Uranus and Aldebaran with the crescent Moon nearby and Jupiter just above the horizon.
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 also below Uranus and Aldebaran with the crescent Moon nearby and Jupiter just above the horizon.
Mars is lowering in the evening sky and drawing way from the bright star Regulus.
Jupiter returns to the morning twilight below Venus.
Saturn is high in the morning sky and is rising before 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/
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