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/
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