Wednesday, July 02, 2025
Thursday July 3 to Thursday July 10
The First Quarter Moon is Thursday July 3. Earth is at aphelion ,when it is furthest from Earth, on the 4th. Mercury is rising the evening twilight and is highest on the 4th. Mercury is close to the Beehive cluster on the 3rd. Mars is lowering in the early evening sky as it moves through Leo moving away from the bright star Regulus. Nova V462 Lupi is visible in binoculars in the evening and is joined by Nova V572 Velorum, a rare event. Saturn and Venus are visible in the morning twilight. Venus is close to Uranus between the 3rd and 6th. 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 close to Uranus and forms triangle with Aldebaran and the Pleiades cluster.
The inset show the binocular view of Venus and Uranus 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 Souhen Cross and near the eta Carina Nebula. The inset is the approximate binocular view. The nova is marked with Marker 1 (until I can set up the location in Stellarium).
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. 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 (90 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 Beehive cluster on the 3rd.
Venus is high in the morning twilight. It is below Saturn. Venus is close to Uranus and forms triangle with 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 around 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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