Best Night Sky Events of June 2021

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Best Night Sky Events of June 2021

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Hi all. Here is the latest report from Starry Night Software and Chris Vaughan, at Space.com. It provides information on several interesting observing opportunities throughout the month of June. Tuesday, June 1 — Half moon below Jupiter (predawn), Saturday, June 5 — Transiting shadows merge on Jupiter (2322–0139 GMT), Sunday, June 6 — Juno at opposition near Messier 10 (all night), Thursday, June 10 — New moon and annular solar eclipse (1052 GMT), Sunday, June 13 — Crescent moon above Mars (early evening), Sunday, June 20 — June solstice (0332 GMT on June 21), Wednesday, June 23 — Mars invades the Beehive (after sunset), Saturday, June 26 — Io's shadow passes Callisto's on Jupiter (05:04–0722 GMT), and more. It also includes lots of other interesting pictures, maps, charts, and information for this month:
https://www.space.com/33974-best-night-sky-events.html
I hope this helps with your observing plans and that it is useful to you. Thanks for looking, and the best of wishes for many clear night skies.
Marshall
Sky-Watcher 90mm f/13.8 Maksutov-Cassegrain on motorized Multimount
Orion Astroview 120ST f/5 Refractor on EQ3 mount
Celestron Comet Catcher 140mm f/3.64 Schmidt-Newtonian on alt-az mount
Celestron Omni XLT150R f/5 Refractor on CG4 mount with dual axis drives.
Orion 180mm f/15 Maksutov-Cassegrain on CG5-GT Goto mount.
Orion XT12i 12" f/4.9 Dobsonian Intelliscope.
Kamakura 7x35 Binoculars and Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 Binoculars. ZWO ASI 120MC camera.
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