June 21 is the Summer Solstice for the Northern Hemisphere, and Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. The Triangle rises earlier each month as summer progresses. It's also quite an old star, compared to our Sun, at an age of 7-8 billion years.Īlso on June evenings, you'll notice the stars of the Summer Triangle – Vega, Deneb, and Altair – rising in the couple of hours after dark, and heralding the long, warm nights of Northern summer. It's much closer than Spica, at a distance of about 37 light years. It's the fourth brightest star in the sky. Orange giant Arcturus is the brightest star in Bootes, the herdsman. This sky chart for June 14 shows Jupiter with the Moon in the east before sunrise, with Saturn farther up the sky toward the south. And you'll find Jupiter rising with the crescent Moon on June 14th. Early risers will find them on the eastern side of the sky before sun-up all month long. Turning to the morning sky, Saturn and Jupiter rise before dawn, with the Ringed Planet rising around midnight and leading brilliant Jupiter into the new day. And on the 20th through the 22nd the crescent Moon passes through, making an especially lovely grouping at dusk on June 21st. Nearby is brilliant, blue-white star Regulus – the heart of Leo, the lion.
You can watch Mars and Venus draw closer together throughout the month in the western sky following sunset. The pairing will make for great viewing through binoculars or a small telescope, with a sparkle of faint stars surrounding the rust-colored disk of Mars. It's a well-known open cluster of stars located around 600 light years away in the constellation Cancer, the crab. The Red Planet passes through the Beehive Cluster, also known as Praesepe or M44. On June 1st and 2nd, Mars will be in the Beehive. Sky chart with the crescent Moon near Mars and Venus in the evening sky on June 21. What's Up for June? Planets buzz the Beehive, your bright evening stars, and how the Summer Solstice revealed the size of planet Earth. They rise earlier each month throughout the summer. All month – Notice the stars of the Summer Triangle – Vega, Deneb, and Altair – rising in the east in the couple of hours after dark.Southern Hemisphere observers will find bright stars Alpha Centauri and Hadar, along with the stars of constellation Crux, in their south-facing view.All month – The two bright stars high overhead in the first few hours after dark are Spica and Arcturus (for Northern Hemisphere skywatchers).The Ringed Planet rises around midnight, with Jupiter trailing behind a couple of hours later. All month – Saturn leads Jupiter into the new day.The pair will appear a bit lower in the sky each night. All month – Mars and Venus draw nearer each evening in the western sky following sunset.
The situation is reversed in the Southern Hemisphere, where it's the shortest day of the year, during the cool months of winter. For the north, it's the longest day of the year, as the Sun traces its highest, longest path across the sky. June 21 – The crescent Moon makes a lovely grouping with Venus and Mars tonight.Look for the Red Planet in the west after dark, where binoculars or a small telescope will reveal a backdrop of glittering stars in this open star cluster. June 1-2 – Mars is in the Beehive Cluster (M44).
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