Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Thursday June 26 to Thursday July 3
The First Quarter Moon is Thursday July 3. Mercury is rising the evening twilight and is close to the thin crescent Moon on the 27th. Mars is lowering in the early evening sky as it moves through Leo moving away from the bright star Regulus. Mars is close to the crescent Moon on the 30th. Nova V462 Lupi is visible in binoculars in the evening. Saturn and Venus are visible in the morning twilight. Look for the constellation Corona Borealis before midnight, the blaze star T Coronae Borealis (TCrB) may go Nova eventually.
The First Quarter Moon is Thursday July 3.
Venus is below Saturn.
The insets show the telescopic views of Saturn and Venus at this time.
Nova V462 Lupi is roughly magnitude 5.7 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 a yellow star.
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 (90 minutes after sunset).
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 and is near the thin crescent Moon on the 27th.
Venus is high in the morning twilight. It is below Saturn.
Mars is lowering in the evening sky and drawing way from the bright star Regulus. Itis near the crescent Moon on the 30th.
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/
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