Best Night Sky Events of June 2023

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Best Night Sky Events of June 2023

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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. Here are just a few: Thursday, June 1: Mars invades the Beehive (evening), Saturday, June 3: Venus at greatest eastern elongation (after sunset), Sunday, June 4: Mercury passes Uranus (pre-dawn), Sunday, June 4: Two shadows cross Jupiter (05:09 to 06:46 GMT), Sunday, June 11: Great Red Spot and double shadows on Jupiter (03:52 to 04:42 EDT), Tuesday, June 13: Venus brushes the Beehive (evening), Thursday, June 15: A sliver of the moon near Uranus (before dawn), Monday, June 19: Earthshine moon below Castor and Pollux (after sunset), Wednesday, June 21: Northern summer solstice (at 14:58 GMT), Wednesday, June 21: Moon, Mars and Venus (early evening), Saturday, June 24: Lyra's double double star (all night), Tuesday, June 27: The Lunar Straight Wall (evening), Friday, June 30: Venus moves closest to Mars (evening), and much more. It also includes lots of other interesting pictures, maps, charts, and information including excellent planet positions and data for this month:
https://www.space.com/16149-night-sky.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
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Thanks, Marshall! Always enjoy the read.

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Thanks for this event calendar.
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Thanks once more for this Month's sky events. Appreciate it .
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