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Virgo is a prominent constellation during this summer month in June and is located in the southern sky – tonight the Moon forms triangle with Spica and Porrima making it easier to identify Virgo in the night sky.

Challenging to spot two planets – Saturn & Neptune in the early morning – good opportunity for photography.

Moon near Mars and Regulus in the west as twilight ends.

Today Venus will reach its greatest eastern elongation – this means it will be at its farthest point from the Sun in the morning sky, making it the easiest time to observe Venus in the eastern sky before dawn this … Continue reading →

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars – the pair will be too widely separated to fit within the field of view of a telescope, but will be visible to the naked eye or through a pair of binoculars.

A superior conjunction occurs when Mercury is on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth, making it difficult to observe as it appears behind the Sun.

Through the telescope view, the Moon will appear above Jupiter in the early afternoon, around 1pm (BST) in the daylight ~ the Moon will be a 4% illuminated waxing crescent, and Jupiter will be 5 degrees below it. Or following … Continue reading →

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus will be visible in the twilight morning sky – Venus, appearing as a bright “Morning Star,” will rise in the east, and the thin, waning crescent Moon will be nearby, creating a beautiful visual … Continue reading →

The triangle will be visible in the pre-dawn hours, about 30 minutes before sunrise in the low eastern sky.

A stunning celestial alignment in the early morning twilight around 4am – Saturn will position itself between the Moon and Venus, creating a beautiful sight in the East-South-eastern sky.