June 2024 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On June 13, 2024

2 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 7:25 UT (distance 368,102km; angular size 32.5'). 2 Moon near Mars at 22h UT (morning sky). Mag. 1.0. • Mars (Wikipedia) 4 Mercury 0.12° SE of Jupiter at 11h UT (12° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. −2.0 and −1.1. 4 Venus at superior conjunction with the Sun

May 2024 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On May 1, 2024

1 Last Quarter Moon at 11:27 UT. 4 Moon near Saturn at 0h UT (morning sky). Mag. 1.2. • Saturn (Wikipedia) 4 Moon, Mars and Neptune within circle 4.1° diameter at 19h UT (44° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. 1.1 and 7.9. 5 Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks. Most active for 7 days around this date.

April 2024 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On April 6, 2024

2 Last Quarter Moon at 3:15 UT. 6 Moon near Mars at 6h UT (morning sky). Mag. 1.2. • Mars (Wikipedia) 6 Moon, Mars and Saturn within circle 3.0° diameter at 9h UT (morning sky). Mags. 1.2 and 1.1. 6 Moon near Saturn at 11h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from Antarctica. • Lunar occultation of

March 2024 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On March 9, 2024

3 Moon near Antares at 7h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from southeast USA, Mexico, Caribbean, northern South America. • Antares (Wikipedia) • Disappearance and Reappearance Times (IOTA) • Occultation of Antares (In-The-Sky) 3 Last Quarter Moon at 15:24 UT. 8 Moon near Mars

February 2024 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On February 4, 2024

1 Moon near Spica at 10h UT (morning sky). • Spica (Wikipedia) 2 Last Quarter Moon at 23:19 UT. 5 Moon near Antares at 2h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from central Asia. • Antares (Wikipedia) • Occultation of Antares (IOTA) 7 Moon near Venus at 21h UT

January 2024 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On January 6, 2024

1 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 15h UT (distance 404,909km; angular size 29.5'). 3 Earth at Perihelion (closest to Sun) at 1h UT. The Sun-Earth distance is 0.983307 a.u. (147.1 million kilometers). • Sun at Aphelion and Perihelion (Anthony Ayiomamitis)

December 2023 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On December 2, 2023

1 Moon near Pollux at 4h UT (morning sky). 2 Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 8h UT (morning sky). • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) 4 Moon near Regulus at 5h UT (morning sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) 4 Mercury at greatest elongation

November 2023 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On November 1, 2023

2 Moon near M35 star cluster at 2h UT (morning sky). 3 Jupiter at opposition at 5h UT. This is the best time to use a telescope to observe the largest planet in the solar system. Mag. −2.9. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) 3 Moon near Castor at 14h UT (morning sky). 3 Moon near Pollux at 19h UT (morning sky).

October 2023 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On October 2, 2023

2 Moon near Jupiter at 2h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.8. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) 3 Moon near the Pleiades at 7h UT (morning sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) 5 Moon near M35 star cluster at 17h UT (morning sky). 5 Moon at northernmost declination (28.3°) in 2023 at 21h UT. 6 Last Quarter Moon at 13:48 UT. 7 Moon near Castor at

September 2023 Sky

Posted by OCastronomy
On September 2, 2023

4 Moon near Jupiter at 18h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.6. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) 5 Moon near the Pleiades at 22h UT (morning sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) 6 Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 11h UT. The innermost planet passes into the morning sky.

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