Morning sky on Friday July 22 as seen from Adelaide at 5:49 am ACST (90
minutes earlier than dawn). Mars is near the crescent moon.
Comparable
views will likely be seen elsewhere in Australia on the equal native time
(90 minutes earlier than dawn), click on to embiggen.
The June version of Southern Skywatch
is now up. The planetary motion is within the morning sky with The planetary motion is generally within the morning sky with 5 brilliant planets, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury within the morning sky at the start of the month, then 4 for the remainder of the month. Saturn additionally seems within the night sky, adopted by Jupiter and Mercury later within the month. Earth is aphelion, and the Southern Delta Aquarids meteor bathe.
July 1; Venus types a second eye for Taurus the Bull. July 7; First Quarter Moon. July 13; perigee Moon. July 14; Full Moon (finest Perigee Moon this yr). July 16, Mars close to the variable star Mira, which needs to be at most. July 15 (morning 16); Saturn and waning Moon shut. July 19; the waning Moon close to Jupiter. July 21; Final Quarter Moon. July 22; Mars near crescent moon. July 26; the skinny crescent Moon is beside Venus. July 26; apogee Moon. July 29; New Moon. July 29-30, Southern Delta Aquariids meteor bathe. July 30; Mercury near skinny crescent Moon in night twilight. July 31; Mars and Uranus 2 levels aside (in identical binocular area).
Mercury
is quickly sinking in the direction of the morning horizon and is actually solely seen for the primary week. It returns to the night sky later within the month. It’s low within the twilight half an hour after sundown within the final week of the month. On July 30 the skinny crescent Moon and Mercury are shut within the twilight.
Venus begins the month near Aldebaran, forming a second eye for Taurus the Bull. Venus continues to sink in the direction of the horizon however is instantly seen from nautical twilight till daybreak.
On the twenty sixth Venus and the skinny crescent Moon are shut.
Earth is at aphelion on Monday the 4th, when it’s furthest from the solar.
Mars is turning into brighter because it nears opposition, it’s in an space devoid of brilliant stars so is instantly identifiable. On July 22, Mars is 3° from the crescent Moon. The pair simply seen collectively in binoculars. On the thirty first Mars and Uranus are 2° aside, simply seen collectively in binoculars (closest on 1 August).
Jupiter climbs larger within the morning sky and is a superb telescopic object in the event you can stand up that early. On the 18th Jupiter is near the waning Moon.
Jupiter is rising about midnight on the first, and by the tip of the month is rising about 10 pm native time, it’s nonetheless finest telescopically within the morning.
Saturnis climbing larger within the night sky, however stays seen within the morning skies, Saturn will likely be sufficiently excessive within the sky to clear a cluttered horizon, however not excessive sufficient for good telescopic statement till round mid month. Saturn types a shallow triangle with delta and gamma Capricorn, which is finest from the twenty fifth to thirtieth. Saturn is at opposition subsequent month. Saturn is rising round 9 pm native time at the start of the month and will likely be rising around6 pm on the finish of the month.
On the fifteenth (morning sixteenth)the waning Moon is near Saturn (not spectacularly although).
Moon: Could 13; perigee Moon and Could 26; apogee Moon
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