JUNE 2018 Viewable Stars, Planets & Constellations
Summer Solstice, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Big Dipper, Bootes, Arcturus, Corvus, Centaurus, Vega, Corona Borealis, Hercules, Southern Cross, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Meteor Showers: alpha Scorpiids, Sagittarids, Bootids
June 2 – Waning Moon phase (dark skies until June 19 when Moon is much brighter)
June 6 – 3rd Quarter Moon
June 9 – Mercury creeps into western sky after sunset
June 12 – ISS flies near Polaris 7:40pm Hubble crosses Venus at 8:35pm
June 13 – New Moon – Hubble near Venus 8:25pm and ISS too!
June 14 – ISS in North 7:32pm – Hubble near Venus 8:14pm
June 15 – Crescent Moon below Venus – Hubble flies by them at 8:03pm
June 16 – Moon above Venus – Hubble in west at 7:54pm
June 20 – 1st Quarter Moon – bright Moon nights begin- SUMMER SOLSTICE
June 23– Moon kisses Jupiter
June 26 – Bootids Meteor Shower
June 27 – Full Moon
Leave a Reply